And when a second murder occurs, this time in an impenetrable elevator, they realise the crime wave will become even more deadly unless they can catch the culprit soon. As he and the Inspector interview the colourful cast of suspects, they uncover no shortage of dark secrets. Spector has a knack for explaining the inexplicable, but even he finds that there is more to this mystery than meets the eye. A celebrity psychiatrist is discovered dead in his locked study. Selected as one of Publishers Weekly s Mysteries of the Year 2022. Anselm Rees, found with his throat slit behind the locked doors and windows of his private study: Most murders are sordid back-street affairs, no mystery or magic to them. Stumped by the confounding scene, Inspector Flint, the Scotland Yard detective on the case, calls on retired stage magician turned part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. 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. Tom Mead, in his first novel, Death and the Conjuror, lays it out pretty clearly for all of us when his inspecteur de l’histoire, George Flint, confronts the body of Dr. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. There seems to be no way a killer could have escaped unseen. It was a fun read and a break from the intense thrillers I’ve read lately. This is a classic locked-room mystery set in London during the 1930s. An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by crime fiction of the Golden Age, Death and the Conjuror is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Tom Mead.ġ936, London. Written By Brittany Shields Death and the Conjuror (Joseph Spector 1) By: Tom Mead I’ve gone from clueless to completely hornswoggled.
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