Cabaret Macabre

<p><b>An English country house at Christmas proves the perfect hunting ground for a determined killer. Sleuth and illusionist Joseph Spector investigates his most complex case yet in this gripping new locked-room murder mystery.</b><br><br><i>'Cabaret Macabre</i> 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.' <b>Joy Ellis, #1 bestselling author</b><br><br><b>Hampshire, Christmas 1938.</b> When prominent judge Sir Giles Drury starts receiving<b> sinister letters</b>, his wife suspects Victor Silvius, a man who was previously locked up for attacking Sir Giles. Meanwhile, Silvius’ sister Caroline is convinced her brother is about to be murdered... by none other than <i>his</i> old nemesis, Sir Giles Drury. <br><br>Caroline seeks the advice of <b>Scotland Yard</b>’s Inspector Flint, while the Drurys, eager to avoid a scandal, turn to Joseph Spector. <b>Spector, renowned magician turned sleuth</b>, has an uncanny knack for solving complicated crimes – but this case will test his powers of deduction to their limits. <br><br>At a <b>snowbound English country house in the midst of the Christmas season</b>, a murder is committed in impossible circumstances. Spector and Flint’s investigations collide as they find themselves trapped by the snowstorm, in a place where <b>anyone could be the next victim... or the killer</b>.<br><br><b>Reviewers on <i>Cabaret Macabre</i>:</b><br><br>'An intricately plotted golden age locked room mystery. Inventive and intriguing.' <b>Ambrose Parry</b><br>'So many intricate layers to this ingenious plot. It truly is the matryoshka of mysteries!' <b>Victoria Dowd</b><br>'A twisty-turny, fun and very satisfying mystery.' <b>Alison Moore</b><br>'Stunning. Magic and murder and cleverness. Joseph Spector will put a spell on you.' <b>Barbara Nadel, author of the Çetin Ikmen series, adapted into Paramount+'s <i>The Turkish Detective</i></b><br>'There are Agatha Christie-like twists aplenty.' <b>Michael Dirda, </b><b><i>Washington Post</i></b><br><b><br>Reviews for Tom Mead</b><br><br>'Ingenious' <b><i>Guardian</i></b><br>'Great fun' <b><i>The Times</i></b><br>'What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?' <b>Martin Edwards</b><br>'A sharply drawn period piece' <b><i>New York Times</i></b><br>'An intricate "impossible" crime that completely fooled me' <b>Peter Lovesey</b></p>