The Long Case Clock: A Short Story

By Ken Fry

A free short story from the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of The Lazarus Succession and The Patmos Enigma, Ken Fry.
Recommended for new adults and adults alike.

Always take heed of the locals...
Tick tock tick tock, you should never be alone with a speaking clock.
It's timeless and sees and hears all. And it knows your weaknesses...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ken Fry
• Release date: Apr 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463661185

Ken Fry

Bestselling thriller author, Ken Fry, holds a university Master's Degree in Literature and has extensively traveled around the world. The places and events are reflected in his stories and most of his tales are based on his own experiences.He was a former publisher before deciding to retire and devote his full time to writing. He now lives in the UK and shares his home with 'Dickens' his Shetland Sheepdog.Fry has published 7 suspense thrillers with more to be released in 2017. The Patmos Enigma, Red Ground, The Lazarus Succession, Suicide Seeds, The Brodsky Affair, and 2 short stories, Check Mate and Is That You, Jim?Join Ken Fry's Circle of Readers and get free books and discounts:http://www.booksbykenfry.com

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BOOKS by KEN FRY

The Chronicles of Aveline: Love and Blood

Dying Days

The Lazarus Mysteries: Omnibus Collection

Shakyamuni’s Pearl

The Lazarus Continuum

The Chronicles of Aveline: Awakening

DISJOINTED TALES: Short Stories of the Weird and the Macabre

The Patmos Enigma: Quest of the Wandering Jew

RED GROUND: The Forgotten Conflict

The Lazarus Succession

La Sucesión Lazaro

The Brodsky Affair

Suicide Seeds

Check Mate

Is That You, Jim?

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SEPTIMUS NORMAN SMYTH had been out of work now for eighteen months, after being made redundant, surplus to requirements. The fact that he had been bred in a family highly regarded as ‘upper class,’ made no impression on his bosses. If the truth was known, they had regarded him as useless, but that wasn’t bandied about.

At fifty years of age, gainful employment was as likely as the Pope offering him a post in the Vatican.

Septimus’s looks and dress fitted the stereotypical fifty-year old plus who had lived a comfortable and unexciting life. His hair was greying, and he had begun to stoop a fraction. Once handsome, he was weathering like an old chalk cliff, although he still retained sharp creases in his trousers. His funds had expired. Rounds of gambling at his local casino had