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Death and the Conjuror
A Spector Locked-Room Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Tom Mead
- Narrator
- Jake Ruddle
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 24 November 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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“A sharply drawn period piece... Locked-room mysteries shine best with memorable characters, which is one of Mead's strengths.” NEW YORK TIMES
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- Author
- Tom Mead
- Narrator
- Jake Ruddle
- Duration
- 6 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9781804540886
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries
Synopsis
An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by crime fiction of the Golden Age, Death and the Conjuror is the debut novel by acclaimed short-story writer Tom Mead. In 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study. There seems to be no way a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired stage magician turned part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. Spector has a knack for explaining the inexplicable, but even he finds that there is more to this mystery than meets the eye. As he and the Inspector interview the colourful cast of suspects, they uncover no shortage of dark secrets... or motives for murder. And when a second murder occurs, this time in an impenetrable elevator, they realize the crime wave will become even more deadly unless they can catch the culprit soon.“A sharply drawn period piece... Locked-room mysteries shine best with memorable characters, which is one of Mead's strengths.” NEW YORK TIMES
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