Don't mess with time.
This was an entertaining time travel novel; not something I would normally read, but definitely an interesting diversion. I loved A Life made of Lava by Melissa Delport, under her alias, Lissa Del and you have to agree, The Clock Keeper has an appealing cover!

A huge, cavernous hall of clocks, each one representing a living person and presided over by The Clock Keeper for a period of ten years. During this time he/she lives alone in total darkness. Each of the seven most powerful families in the US takes turns in sending a keeper for the clocks - although the thought of the Kennedys, Lincolns etc being responsible for my clock sends shivers up my spine.

What happens when the unspeakable happens and someone messes with the clocks? How does this affect time and how can it be corrected?

I enjoyed how the author introduced Clarke Kennedy to us, we thought she was good, then bad, then good again, clever. But I did feel in places that the back-story was a bit slow in unraveling and I thought I must have missed something, wracking my brain to fill gaps that had yet to be filled. This was only a small gripe earlier on, as I got more involved the story paced well and I was rooting for Clarke and Fletcher in their race against time.

The audio version was narrated by Vivien Swain, who spoke clearly but made too many mistakes. I thought it was just a pronunciation thing at first but she reads the word dinghy in one place correctly and in another as dingie. These errors really irritated me.

All in all a good read/listen, from an author who I will look out for in the future. ( )