The Clocks, by Agatha Christie
The Book Colin Lamb (not his real name) is investigating the strange murder of Mr. R. H. Curry. While Colin (who is in the British Intelligence Services) is investigating who might be a spy, a young woman comes running out of the house of blind lady screaming murder. When Colin looks inside, the body of an elderly man is discovered and a whole bunch of clocks, all set to 4:13. It seems strange. The blind lady (Miss Pebmarsh) is both miffed and clueless. The girl, Sheila Webb, is sent to Miss Pebmarsh by her employer the formidable Miss Martindale without even having time to console her friend Edna Brent who broke her shoe at lunch. But Miss Pebmarsh swears she didn't hire a girl, Edna is too distracted to know the truth. The residents of the neighborhood all lie to Colin's friend, Inspector Hardcastle. And given all of the intrigues, Colin swings by his dad's friend, Hercule Poirot to see if Poirot really can solve the case from his armchair. (Spoiler alert, ...
