{"product_id":"the-house-at-devils-neck-a-locked-room-mystery-hardcover","title":"The House at Devil's Neck: A Locked-Room Mystery - Hardcover","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\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this latest locked room mystery from the author of \u003ci\u003eCabaret Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e, amateur sleuth Joseph Spector pits his knowledge of stage magic against the seemingly supernatural when a seance at an isolated old hospital turns deadly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn apparent suicide in a London townhouse uncannily mirrors a similar incident from twenty-five years ago, prompting Scotland Yard's George Flint to delve deep into the past in search of the solution to a long-forgotten mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Joseph Spector travels with a coach party through the rainy English countryside to visit an allegedly haunted house on a lonely island called Devil's Neck. The house, first built by a notorious alchemist and occultist, was later used as a field hospital in the First World War before falling into disrepair. The visitors hold a seance to conjure the spirit of a long-dead soldier. But when a storm floods the narrow causeway connecting Devil's Neck to the mainland, they find themselves stranded in the haunted house. Before long, the guests begin to die one by one, and it seems that the only possible culprit is the phantom soldier. Flint's and Spector's investigations are in fact closely linked, but it is only when the duo are reunited at the storm-lashed Devil's Neck that the truth is finally revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Mead once again creates a brilliant homage to John Dickson Carr and the Golden Age of mysteries with this intricately plotted puzzle.\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 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057622511917,"sku":"9781613166505","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-house-at-devils-neck-a-locked-room-mystery-hardcover-9918118.webp?v=1780168506","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-house-at-devils-neck-a-locked-room-mystery-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}