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DEATH AND THE CONJUROR - TOM MEAD TASCHENBUCH

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. Selected as one of
Publishers Weekly's Mysteries of the Year. 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. 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. 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 realise the crime wave will become even more deadly unless they can catch the
culprit soon. Reviews for Death and the Conjuror: 'An intricate impossible crime that
completely fooled me.' Peter Lovesey 'A sharply drawn period piece with memorable characters.'
New York Times 'A novel to intrigue and delight.' John Connolly 'A real treat for mystery
fans.' Ragnar Jónasson 'A beautiful  dark  atmospheric story.' Victoria Dowd 'Sparkling 
exhilarating. Mead is a dazzling new talent.' TP Fielden 'Pure escapism and an excellent puzzle
ingeniously expounded.' The Times

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