Cabaret Macabre by Tom Mead
This latest puzzle mystery from the author of Death and the Conjuror and The Murder Wheel takes stage magician sleuth Joseph Spector to a grand estate in the English countryside.Victor Silvius has spent nine years as an inmate at The Grange, a private sanatorium, for the crime of attacking judge Sir Giles Drury. Now, the judge's wife, Lady Elspeth Drury, believes that Silvius is the one responsible for a series of threatening letters her husband has recently received. Eager to avoid the scandal that involving the local police would entail, Lady Elspeth seeks out retired stage magician Joseph Spector, whose discreet involvement in a case Sir Giles recently presided over greatly impressed her.
Meanwhile, Miss Caroline Silvius is disturbed after a recent visit to her brother Victor, convinced that he isn't safe at The Grange. Someone is trying to kill him and she suspects the judge, who has already made Silvius' life a living hell, may be behind it. Caroline hires Inspector George Flint of Scotland Yard to investigate.
The two cases collide at Marchbanks, the Drury family seat of over four hundred years, where a series of unnerving events interrupt the peace and quiet of the snowy countryside. A body is discovered in the middle of a frozen pond without any means of getting there and a rifle is fired through a closed window, killing a man but not breaking the glass. Only Spector and his mastery of the art of misdirection can uncover the logical explanations for these impossible crimes.
An atmospheric and puzzling traditional mystery that pays homage to the greatest writers of the genre's Golden Age, Cabaret Macabre is the third book in Tom Mead's Joseph Spector series, hailed by the Wall Street Journal as "a recipe for pure nostalgic pleasure." The books can be enjoyed in any order.
Mead, Tom: - Early in his careers, Tom received a background in educational social work. During which he developed his experience in creating fun activities that built confidence and taught youth helpful life-enhancing skills. As an architect, Tom brought dreams to life. A visual artist, his creative imagination can dream up many entertaining, colorful worlds and characters for a story. These experiences combine to create Tom's understanding of the power of a well-crafted story, to expand and grow young minds. As a parent, he wants that power and those stories, to provide for quality reading time, alone or together. To entertain, uplift and enhance his readers lives.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781613165300 |
| ISBN 10 | 1613165307 |
| Title | Cabaret Macabre |
| Author | Tom Mead |
| Series | Joseph Spector Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penzler Publishers |
| Year published | 2024-07-23 |
| Number of pages | 291 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |