The Missing Chime (Karim Vatvani)

A Supernatural Mystery Set in Gibraltar

What if the one hour a clock refused to strike… was the hour something was waiting for you?

When thirteen-year-old twins Ali and Lucas Cabrera return to Gibraltar, their new home comes with creaking stairs, salty sea winds, and an old grandfather clock known only as El Silencio.

It chimes every hour.
Except midnight.

As strange events begin to follow them beyond the house, Ali becomes convinced the missing chime isn’t a malfunction. It’s a warning.

Gibraltarian folklore warns of The Grey Lady, a nun bricked up alive centuries ago. But Ali quickly realises the legend isn’t the full story…and the truth is far more dangerous...

With the help of her reluctant brother, an eccentric history teacher, and a mysterious girl who seems to know too much, Ali uncovers threads of a story buried in Gibraltar’s past, one involving forbidden love, erased names, and a moment in time that refuses to stay silent.

But the closer she gets to the truth, the more the clock stirs.
Midnight is waking.
And some secrets don’t want to stay hidden.

Product Details
Year of Publication: 2026
Language: English
Paperback 338 pages
Dimensions: 20.3cm (l), 12.6 (d), 2.1cm (d)