# The Clockmaker's Last Hour: A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery in Twelve Chapters, with Sixty Puzzles, Twelve Exhibits and a Stopped Clock - **Author:** Filip S. (Croatia, European Union) - **Brand Promise:** A plan, not a promise. - **Category:** Brain Training & Mystery Puzzles - **Digital Price:** $16.99 USD (Instant Download) - **Included Formats:** PDF — fixed-layout digital edition - **Length:** 100 pages (~165 min read) - **Language:** English - **Canonical Product URL:** https://filips-academy.com/books/the-clockmakers-last-hour ## Overview & Core Problem Solved A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery in Twelve Chapters, with Sixty Puzzles, Twelve Exhibits and a Stopped Clock The hands read twenty-three minutes to five. They are lying. > Silas Rendell kept the turret clock of Marlow Bridge for forty-one years. On a Tuesday morning in October 1938 he is found dead at the top of the tower, the workshop door bolted on the inside, and the clock stopped at a time that cannot be right. > You are the locum coroner's officer, sent from the county town with three days and a satchel of papers. The coroner sits on Monday and he will want four things: who, when, how and why. > Rendell never wrote anything in words. For forty-one years he kept his commissions, his debts and his grudges in the only notation he trusted — tooth counts, chime patterns, engraving grids and short riddles cut into the backplates of the clocks he sold. To read his papers at all, you must do what he did. That is why every puzzle in this book is a piece of evidence, and not one of them is decoration. > Inside: > - Twelve chapters, each ending in one fact for your case notebook - Sixty puzzles: gear ratios, count wheels, pre-decimal money, ciphers, logic grids, word ladders and twelve verse riddles - Twelve drawn exhibits — the tower in section, the town, the movement, the ledger, the oil book, the indenture, the certificate - Seven rules of fair play, printed before chapter one and kept - Hints in three levels for every puzzle, shuffled with an index so your eye cannot catch the next answer - A coroner's return to fill in, and then the full solution > Everything you need is printed inside. Nothing turns on knowledge you would have to look up. The narrator does not lie to you. The suspects may, and two of them do. ## What You Will Put in Place - The count wheel locked after 66 blows → the last hour struck was eleven - The going weight fell 11 ft 3 in at 9 in per hour → 15 hours from winding at 8 a.m. → 11 p.m. - Two independent routes to the same hour, sharing no part, so one tampering cannot fake both - The ledger entries total £4 11s 6d against a struck balance of £7 16s 6d — a difference of - The alibi grid has a unique solution reachable in five human steps - Twelve riddle answers spell THE INDENTURE ## Who This Book Is For - Adults who love fair-play logic puzzles, mystery casefiles, spatial challenges, and escape-room books - Gift buyers looking for an instant printable activity book for parents, partners, holiday evenings, or travel - iPad / tablet stylus users and pen-and-paper solvers who want crisp, full-page printable layouts ## Honest Scope ("A Plan, Not a Promise") - **What this book IS:** A fair-play, screen-free collection of original puzzles, drawn exhibits, tiered hints, and structured daily or episodic sessions—delivered as a high-resolution Printable PDF + Tablet Stylus edition. - **What this book is NOT:** Not a medical treatment and never marketed with exaggerated claims of 'raising IQ' or preventing neurological disease. - **Notice:** Designed for enjoyment, structured mental engagement, and screen-free routine — not medical advice or clinical cognitive therapy. ## Table of Contents / Structure 01. CHAPTER 1 02. CHAPTER 2 03. CHAPTER 3 04. CHAPTER 4 05. CHAPTER 5 06. CHAPTER 6 07. CHAPTER 7 08. CHAPTER 8 09. CHAPTER 9 10. CHAPTER 10 11. CHAPTER 11 12. CHAPTER 12 ## Free Sample Excerpt (CHAPTER 1) > This is a work of fiction. Marlow Bridge, its market hall and every person in this book are invented. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or to real places or businesses, is coincidental. > No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in a review. > Mysteries of this kind have printed their rules since the twenties, because a reader who is asked to think deserves to know what he is up against. These are mine, and I have kept them. > 2. No answer is arbitrary. Every solution is a piece of information the case requires. ## Bundle Option Included in **The Complete Escape Room & Detective Mystery Collection** (5 ebooks for $65.99 USD — save 33%): https://filips-academy.com/bundles/black-clock-mystery-collection ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What digital formats do I receive immediately when I buy The Clockmaker's Last Hour? This title is supplied as PDF. Check the reading guide for compatible software. No physical book or e-reader is included. ### Who is The Clockmaker's Last Hour written for—and do I need technical or specialist background? The Clockmaker's Last Hour is written in plain, direct English for busy readers solving a specific problem. Every term, script, or step is explained on the page without filler or assumed insider jargon. ### Can I read this ebook on my Kindle, iPad, iPhone, or Android phone? This title is supplied as PDF. Check the reading guide for compatible software. No physical book or e-reader is included. ### How is Filip S.'s approach different from generic AI or self-help books? Every book follows one editorial rule: 'A plan, not a promise.' Instead of motivational padding or unverified claims, you get concrete scripts, checklists, decision trees, and honest scope boundaries. ### Can I save money if I want multiple books in this topic lane? Yes. Every single-book page includes a one-tap Digital Bundle upgrade that pairs related titles in the same category at up to 35% off individual ebook prices.