Death and the conjuror

Mead, Tom (author.).

Summary: "In 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems to be no way that a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired stage magician-turned-part-time sleuth Joseph Spector. For who better to make sense of the impossible than one who traffics in illusions?"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781613163184 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 256 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Mysterious Press edition.
Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one: The thief's tale. Fierce stuff ; Miss Death -- Part two: The liar's tale. Entr'acte (I): The man in the long black coat ; Three telephone calls ; The night in question ; El Nacimiento ; Der Schlangenmann ; Dufresne Court ; Patient C ; Case notes ; A brief disquisition on the locked-room problem ; Snakeman unmasked -- Part three: The imposter's tale. Entr'acte (II): Mister Weaver makes a purchase ; The vampire trap ; The madman, Espina ; How to disappear entirely; or, The Proteus cage ; Interlude: Wherein the reader's attention is respectfully requested ; One last trick -- Epilogue: The conjuror's tale.