Project Gutenberg 2009-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 66 Barefoot, Wesley Barth, Ernest Kurt 1929 2001 Barth Barth, Erni Barth, Ernie The Cuckoo Clock Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Cuckoo Clock" by Wesley Barefoot is a suspenseful story likely written in the early to mid-20th century. This novel delves into themes of child endangerment and hidden familial secrets, exploring the dramatic and often dark dynamics within a seemingly ordinary household. The narrative intricately weaves together elements of psychological horror and mystery, revealing the lurking dangers that can exist beneath the surface of everyday life. At the center of the story is Jim Blair, a father grappling with a series of tragic "accidents" that have befallen his children, coinciding with the arrival of Joanna, a child who is not his own. As grief and paranoia intertwine, Jim begins to suspect that Joanna may not be the innocent girl she appears to be, but rather part of a dark pattern of manipulation and death. The plot unfolds as Jim seeks the truth behind Joanna's origins and the unsettling connection between her and the untimely deaths of his children. His investigation leads him to confront not only the possibility of a sinister conspiracy but also the fragility of his own sanity as he navigates the haunting implications of his discoveries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 43622 43607 2024-09-12T15:11:11.611003 2023-09-13T07:14:15.920137 text/html text/html 39764 2009-08-06T14:26:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 150434 2009-08-06T14:26:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195421 2024-09-12T15:11:15.038049 application/epub+zip 194007 2024-09-12T15:11:12.907935 application/epub+zip 60463 2024-09-12T15:11:12.048983 application/epub+zip 303324 2024-09-12T15:11:16.682980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295447 2024-09-12T15:11:14.484087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138296 2022-09-13T16:18:22.660616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37056 36950 2024-09-12T15:11:11.377965 2023-09-13T07:14:15.734126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36964 2009-08-06T14:26:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14745 2009-08-06T14:26:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18590 2024-09-12T15:11:16.818948 application/rdf+xml 12548 2024-09-12T15:11:12.390997 image/jpeg 3567 2024-09-12T15:11:12.219013 image/jpeg 195844 2024-09-12T15:11:11.624998 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog