{"product_id":"cabaret-macabre-paperback","title":"Cabaret Macabre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Mead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn atmospheric and puzzling traditional mystery that pays homage to the greatest writers of the genre's Golden Age, \u003ci\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e is the third book in Tom Mead's Joseph Spector series, hailed by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a recipe for pure nostalgic pleasure.\" The books can be enjoyed in any order.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Mead\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, translator, and aficionado of Golden Age crime fiction. He is the creator of the Joseph Spector locked room mystery series, which has been translated into ten languages (and counting), and is soon to be adapted for the screen. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the Capital Crime Award for Debut Novel of the Year and the Historical Writers' Association Debut Crown. It was also named one of the best mysteries of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the Best Traditional Mysteries of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eCrimereads \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as nominated for a Capital Crime Award and longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e was published in August 2024, along with a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Rope Trick and Other Violent Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e, in November 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.47 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45062011519078,"sku":"9781613166734","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/5sLhru2wVU9781613166734.webp?v=1773258627","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cabaret-macabre-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}