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The House at Devil's Neck
A Spector Locked-Room Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Tom Mead
- Narrator
- Philip Battley
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 14 August 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Conjuring and magic, Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES!
This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house.
A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil's Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide.
Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories spreading of a phantom soldier making mischief, he joins a party of visitors in search of the truth.
But the house, located on a lonely causeway, is quickly cut off by floods. The stranded visitors are soon being killed off one by one.
With old ally Inspector Flint working on a complex case that has links to Spector's investigation, the two men must connect the dots before Devil's Neck claims Spector himself as its next victim.
Readers on Tom Mead:
'Entertaining and fiendishly clever' Joy Ellis
'A master of the locked-room mystery' Barbara Nadel
'Ingenious' Victoria Dowd
'What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?' Martin Edwards
Read all the perfectly puzzling Spector Locked-Room Mysteries from Head of Zeus:
#1 Death and the Conjuror
#2 The Murder Wheel
#3 Cabaret Macabre
#4 The House at Devil's Neck
Critics Review
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With a plot that has more twists and turns than a coiled snake, readers are in for a thrilling exercise in mental agility
Daily Mail
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I love this series. Tom Mead is a master of the locked room mystery and his series character, Joseph Spector, is one of the most compelling sleuths in crime fiction today. Tom’s latest Spector book, The House at Devil's Neck, is next level. Fast-paced but also creepy and atmospheric, it' s the work of a writer at the very top of his game.
Barbara Nadel, CWA Dagger-winning author of the BBC's The Turkish Detective
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A brilliant homage to the locked-room mysteries of the golden age, with Tom Mead bringing his own gruesome sensibility to the mix. The House at Devil's Neck is brilliantly structured, exceptionally macabre, and filled with reversals and twists. This is a wonder cabinet of a book, and Mead is a magician.
Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of A Talent for Murder
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Atmospheric, intricate, and packed with clever twists and historical flair, The House at Devil’s Neck gives a unique spin on the classic locked room mystery. Tom Mead expertly blends the entertaining aspects of mediums, spiritualism, and stage performance with the haunting realities of the interwar period, all set against the backdrop of an isolated house with an eerie history of its own.
Kristen Perrin, author of How To Solve Your Own Murder
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Tom Mead's books are like souffles: an apparently effortless treat quickly guzzled down by the crime enthusiast; yet something that can only be produced by the truly skillful. His latest offering is unnerving, atmospheric, and characteristically baffling.
Bonnie Burke-Patel, author of I Died at Fallow Hall
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As well as being a homage to the golden age of crime fiction, this is a smart and modern re-invention. Mead’s upwards trajectory is clearly bound to continue.
Financial Times
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Seances, scares and sinister mansions combine in this superlative murder mystery, rooted in wartime intrigue. Ingeniously plotted, uniquely atmospheric and full of wonderfully observed period detail – I raced through it!
Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives
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A dazzling, minutely plotted puzzle where nothing is initially as it seems
Maxim Jakubowski, CrimeTime
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Mead demonstrates his customary expertise... a solidly constructed Golden Age pastiche
Historical Novel Society
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Sinister
Crime Monthly
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Tom Mead's novels featuring ageing illusionist Joseph Spector are a reliable joy.
Mail on Sunday
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Will make the hairs on your arms stand up.
Belfast Telegraph
User Reviews
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Excellent! Very entertaining. Good narration.
gjbarclay 2025-08-19
Details
- Author
- Tom Mead
- Narrator
- Philip Battley
- Duration
- 7 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035909230
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Conjuring and magic, Classic horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The House at Devil's Neck by Tom Mead, read by Philip BattleyLIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES!This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house.A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil's Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide. Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories spreading of a phantom soldier making mischief, he joins a party of visitors in search of the truth.But the house, located on a lonely causeway, is quickly cut off by floods. The stranded visitors are soon being killed off one by one. With old ally Inspector Flint working on a complex case that has links to Spector's investigation, the two men must connect the dots before Devil's Neck claims Spector himself as its next victim.Readers on Tom Mead:'Entertaining and fiendishly clever' Joy Ellis'A master of the locked-room mystery' Barbara Nadel'Ingenious' Victoria Dowd'What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?' Martin EdwardsRead all the perfectly puzzling Spector Locked-Room Mysteries from Head of Zeus:#1 Death and the Conjuror#2 The Murder Wheel#3 Cabaret Macabre#4 The House at Devil's Neck
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