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At midnight, the bell rang. Blackthorn House had stood empty. Yet someone opened its door. Detective Mara Vale stepped inside. Behind her, the door slammed. Her host had already vanished. The butler lay beneath chandeliers. His throat bore three stitches. No blood stained his collar. Beside him, six clocks ticked. Each displayed a different hour. One had stopped at midnight. Inside its glass, something glittered. A needle, threaded with red. Upstairs, the seventh clock chimed.