While the Clock Ticked
Original edition cover | |
| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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| Illustrator | J. Clemens Gretta |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Hardy Boys |
| Genre | Detective, mystery |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | January 1, 1932, revised edition 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | original edition 192, revised edition 174 |
| ISBN | 0-448-08911-4 |
| OCLC | 26189365 |
| Preceded by | What Happened at Midnight |
| Followed by | Footprints Under the Window |
While The Clock Ticked is Volume 11 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
It was called "a mystery story filled with excitement and adventure" 13 years after its original publication. The book can also be considered a locked-room mystery.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1932. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. The original version of this book was rewritten in 1962 by James Buechler resulting in two different stories with the same title.
The original-text edition was the last book to be released in the red binding before Grosset & Dunlap switched to a brown binding in mid-1932.