
Death and the Conjuror
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An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by Golden Age Crime Fiction, Death and the Conjuror is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Tom Mead.
1936, London. A celebrity psychiatrist 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.
Puzzled, Inspector Flint of Scotland Yard calls on retired stage magician turned part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. Spector has a knack for explaining the inexplicable, but even he finds more to this mystery than meets the eye.
As Spector and the Inspector interview the colourful cast of suspects, they uncover no shortage of dark secrets... or motives for murder. And when a second impossible death occurs, they realise the cuplrit will not cease in their deadly mission unless they are caught.
Readers love Death and the Conjuror: one of the Mysteries of the Year for both Publishers Weekly and the Guardian.
'Pure escapism and an excellent puzzle, ingeniously expounded' The Times
'Splendidly tricksy' Guardian
'An intricate "impossible" crime that completely fooled me' Peter Lovesey
'A real treat for mystery fans' Ragnar Jónasson
'A beautiful, dark, atmospheric story' Victoria Dowd
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
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Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Dramatis Personae
- PART ONE: THE THIEF'S TALE
- Chapter I. Fierce Stuff
- Chapter II. Miss Death
- PART TWO: THE LIAR'S TALE
- Entr'acte (I): The Man In The Long Black Coat
- Chapter III. Three Telephone Calls
- Chapter IV. The Night In Question
- Chapter V. El Nacimiento
- Chapter VI. Der Schlangenmann
- Chapter VII. Dufresne Court
- Chapter VIII. Patient C
- Chapter IX. Case Notes
- Chapter X. A Brief Disquisition On The Locked-Room Problem
- Chapter XI. Snakeman Unmasked
- PART THREE: THE IMPOSTOR'S TALE
- Entr'acte (II): Mister Weaver Makes A Purchase
- Chapter XII: The Vampire Trap
- Chapter XIII: The Madman, Espina
- Chapter XIV: How To Disappear Entirely
- Or, The Proteus Cage
- Interlude: Wherein The Reader's Attention Is Respectfully Requested
- Chapter XV: One Last Trick
- Epilogue: The Conjuror's Tale
- Acknowledgments
- An Invitation from the Publisher
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