Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead

Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead

'Cabaret Macabre really had it all... The twisted and complex puzzle totally foxed me, and although I hate to admit it, I really didn't have a clue whodunnit! Entertaining and fiendishly clever.' Joy Ellis, #1 bestselling author Sleuth and illusionist Joseph Spector investigates his most complex case yet in this gripping new locked-room murder mystery, set in an English country house just before the Second World War. Hampshire, 1938. When prominent judge Sir Giles Drury starts receiving sinister letters, his wife suspects Victor Silvius, a man confined to a sanatorium after attacking Sir Giles. Meanwhile, Silvius’ sister Caroline is convinced her brother is about to be murdered... by none other than his old nemesis Sir Giles Drury. Caroline seeks the advice of Scotland Yard’s Inspector Flint, while the Drurys, eager to avoid a scandal, turn to Joseph Spector. Spector, renowned magician turned sleuth, has an uncanny knack for solving complicated crimes – but this case will test his powers of deduction to their limits. At a snowbound English country house, a body is found is impossible circumstances. Spector and Flint’s investigations collide as they find themselves trapped by the snowstorm where anyone could be the next victim – or the killer... Reviewers on Cabaret Macabre: 'An intricately plotted golden age locked room mystery. Inventive and intriguing.' Ambrose Parry 'There are so many intricate layers to this ingenious plot. It truly is the matryoshka of mysteries!' Victoria Dowd 'A twisty-turny, fun and very satisfying mystery.' Alison Moore 'Stunning. Magic and murder and cleverness. Protagonist Joseph Spector will put a spell on you.' Barbara Nadel, author of the Çetin Ikmen series, adapted into Paramount+'s The Turkish Detective 'There are Agatha Christie-like twists aplenty.' Michael Dirda, Washington Post Reviews for Tom Mead 'Ingenious' Guardian 'Great fun' The Times 'What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?' Martin Edwards 'A sharply drawn period piece' New York Times 'An intricate "impossible" crime that completely fooled me' Peter Lovesey

It made such a refreshing change to read something so differentIt really had it all, and his characters are so well 'fleshed out' that you can picture them with ease. The twisted and complex puzzle totally foxed me, and although I hate to admit it, I really didn't have a clue whodunnit! Entertaining, even if it did give me one heck of a headache trying to work out the fiendishly clever answer to both the locked room mystery and the body in the lake! * Joy Ellis, #1 bestselling author *
For the lover of locked room mysteries, for the devotee of Golden Age tales, for the book connoisseur whose heart leaps at the sight of maps and diagrams, and—above all—for the reader who won’t be satisfied with anything less than a twisty and ingenious plot: Ladies and gentlemen, I offer you the incomparable Tom Mead. * G.M. Malliet, Agatha Award-winning author of the St Just and Max Tudor mysteries *
A tour de force of devious plotting and malicious wit. * Judith Cutler, author of the Matthew Rowsley Victorian Mysteries *
Cabaret Macabre, the third book in Tom Mead’s Joseph Spector series, is absolutely stunning—a locked room mystery that’s so masterfully executed, “twisty” doesn’t begin to describe it. With its atmospheric setting and characters as real as your next-door neighbors, this book is a pure delight. * Karen Dionne, author of the #1 international bestseller THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER and THE WICKED SISTER *
Utterly delicious! If you love locked-room mysteries, as I do, this book delivers. With its clever plot, creepy atmosphere, and characters I couldn’t help but cast for an upcoming movie (which I hope someone will have the sense to make), Cabaret Macabre is a winner on every level! * Ellen Hart, MWA Grandmaster Award winning author of the Jane Lawless mysteries *

Tom Mead is an aficionado of Golden Age crime fiction. His short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Lighthouse, as well as Best Crime Stories of the Year (ed. Lee Child). Death and the Conjuror, his debut novel, featuring illusionist turned sleuth Joseph Spector, was highly acclaimed by the UK and US press and was one of Publishers Weekly's Mysteries of the Year. He lives in Derbyshire, England. Follow Tom at tommeadauthor.com, @TomMeadAuthor and facebook.com/tommeadauthor

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ISBN 13	9781837932573
ISBN 10	1837932573
Titel	Cabaret Macabre
Autor	Tom Mead
Serie	A Spector Locked-Room Mystery
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Verlag	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsjahr	2024-08-01
Seitenanzahl	320
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