The house with a clock in its walls /
John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey.
- 179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Lewis Barnavelt mysteries .
- Bellairs, John. Lewis Barnavelt mysteries. .
Sequel: The figure in the shadows. "First published in the United States of America by The Dial Press, 1973."
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.