Murder by the Clock · Character
Miss Murrow
A night nurse with literary ambitions and a speculative eye on her patient's visitor, whose glittering hands she cannot stop watching.
supporting
Also known as Nurse Murrow
First appearance: i 8 37 p m spring 3100
As a supporting figure in Murder by the Clock, Miss Murrow is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Nurse on duty, feels a sense of excitement and sinister atmosphere, and notes the stillness of the house.
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Miss Murrow sits the graveyard shift over the revived Endicott, mentally drafting novels and rehearsing the married name 'Mrs. Sanford Worth' while her attention drifts to Mr. Hollander in the chair. She fancies herself…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Investigation core witnesses
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Valcour’s admission of an “impalpable dread” marks the emotional peak, as the detective—hitherto anchored in l…
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- Mrs. Endicott
professional · ambivalent
Miss Murrow, likely a companion or nurse, attends to Mrs. How this plays out →
- Lieutenant Valcour
professional · positive
- Lieutenant Valcour
professional · positive
- Mrs. Endicott
professional · ambivalent
Miss Murrow, likely a companion or nurse, attends to Mrs. How this plays out →
- Lieutenant Valcour
professional · positive
- Mrs. Endicott
professional · ambivalent
Miss Murrow, likely a companion or nurse, attends to Mrs. How this plays out →
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Miss Murrow appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- X: 12:06 a.m.—The Stillness of a Grave
- XIII: 2:01 a.m.—Glittering Eyes
- XV: 2:13 a.m.—The Thin Steel Blade
- XVII: 2:40 a.m.—The Angle of Death’s Path
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