{"product_id":"9781804540916-death-the-conjuror","title":"Death and the Conjuror","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe debut novel by Tom Mead, a locked room mystery featuring Joseph Spector, a magician-turned-sleuth solving mysteries in 1930s London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by Golden Age Crime Fiction, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003c\/i\u003e is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Tom Mead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1936, London. A celebrity psychiatrist is discovered \u003cb\u003edead in his locked study\u003c\/b\u003e. There seems to be no way \u003cb\u003ea killer\u003c\/b\u003e could have escaped unseen. There are \u003cb\u003eno clues\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eno witnesses\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eno evidence\u003c\/b\u003e of the murder weapon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePuzzled, Inspector Flint of Scotland Yard calls on retired \u003cb\u003estage magician\u003c\/b\u003e turned part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. Spector has a knack for \u003cb\u003eexplaining the inexplicable\u003c\/b\u003e, but even he finds more to this mystery than meets the eye. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Spector and the Inspector interview the colourful cast of suspects, they uncover no shortage of \u003cb\u003edark secrets\u003c\/b\u003e. or \u003cb\u003emotives for murder\u003c\/b\u003e. And when a second impossible death occurs, they realise the cuplrit will not cease in their \u003cb\u003edeadly mission\u003c\/b\u003e unless they are caught.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003c\/i\u003e: o\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ene of the Mysteries of the Year for both \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pure escapism and an excellent puzzle, ingeniously expounded' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Splendidly tricksy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intricate \"impossible\" crime that completely fooled me' \u003cb\u003ePeter Lovesey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real treat for mystery fans' \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, dark, atmospheric story' \u003cb\u003eVictoria Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead all the perfectly puzzling Spector Locked-Room Mysteries from Head of Zeus:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#4 \u003ci\u003eThe House at Devil's Neck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40969348186209,"sku":"9781804540916","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28116649.jpg?v=1722325013","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804540916-death-the-conjuror","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}