![]() That’s where Joseph Spector, a music hall magician, spends most of his evenings. It’s all a puzzle to police inspector George Flint, and he heads to a pub, the Black Pig, to seek help. ![]() Rees murdered, his throat slashed, and he’s in his office, which is locked from the inside. But, one September evening, his housekeeper admits one, and later she and a second client, an actress, discover Dr. Lidia Rees, have moved to London from Vienna. Anselm Rees, a psychologist, and his daughter, Dr. The story is set in one week in September 1936. And, if you’re a mystery fan, that cover should definitely catch your attention. The book includes a list of characters, and issues a challenge to readers, just as books by Ellery Queen and others often did. Austin Freeman, Wilkie Collins and Melville Davisson Post. It’s evident he’s a fan as his amateur sleuth, Joseph Spector mentions Carr, G.K. His mystery is a tribute to John Dickson Carr, and all those masters of the locked-room puzzles. If you’re a fan of locked-room mysteries or Golden Age ones, you might want to try Tom Mead’s debut, Death and the Conjuror. ![]()
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