{"product_id":"cabaret-macabre-9781837932597","title":"Cabaret Macabre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003cb\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e really had it all\u003c\/b\u003e... The \u003cb\u003etwisted and complex puzzle\u003c\/b\u003e totally foxed me, and although I hate to admit it, I really didn''t have a clue whodunnit! \u003cb\u003eEntertaining\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efiendishly clever\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003cb\u003eJoy Ellis, #1 bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleuth 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHampshire, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaroline 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviewers on \u003ci\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An intricately plotted golden age locked room mystery. Inventive and intriguing.'' \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There are so many intricate layers to this ingenious plot. It truly is the matryoshka of mysteries!'' \u003cb\u003eVictoria Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A twisty-turny, fun and very satisfying mystery.'' \u003cb\u003eAlison Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Stunning. Magic and murder and cleverness. Protagonist Joseph Spector will put a spell on you.'' \u003cb\u003eBarbara Nadel, author of the Çetin Ikmen series, adapted into Paramount+''s \u003ci\u003eThe Turkish Detective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There are Agatha Christie-like twists aplenty.'' \u003cb\u003eMichael Dirda, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews for Tom Mead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ingenious'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Great fun'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?'' \u003cb\u003eMartin Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A sharply drawn period piece'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An intricate impossible crime that completely fooled me'' \u003cb\u003ePeter Lovesey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020653330775,"sku":"9781837932597","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781837932597.jpg?v=1750784016","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cabaret-macabre-9781837932597","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}