The Clock Without Hands — Betty Mowery

When Dixie West's fiancé was killed in a freak accident, time -- and life -- itself seemed to stop for her, like a clock without hands. To forget her past, she buried herself in her magazine-writing career. Now she was working on her biggest story of all, trying to find out why young, wealthy Dirk Andre has suddenly left the exciting world of big business and politics to become a recluse in the Illinois woods.

Dixie was determined to do a great job when she moved into the sinister house near the forest where Andre was hiding. And nothing could stop her, not the strange sounds in the night, the warnings to leave, or the unspeakable terror that suddenly surrounded her.