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"In London, 1938, young and idealistic lawyer Edmund Ibbs is trying to find any shred of evidence that his client Carla Dean wasn't the one who shot her husband dead at the top of a Ferris Wheel. But the deeper he digs, the more complex the case becomes, and Edmund soon finds himself drawn into a nightmarish web of conspiracy and murder. Before long he himself is implicated in not one but two seemingly impossible crimes. First, a corpse appears out of thin air during a performance by famed illusionist ""Professor Paolini"" in front of a packed auditorium at the Pomegranate Theatre. Then a second victim is shot dead in a locked dressing room along one of the theatre's winding backstage corridors. Edmund is in exactly the wrong place at the wrong time, and attracts the suspicion of Scotland Yard inspector George Flint. Luckily, conjuror-turned-detective Joseph Spector is on the scene. Only Spector's uniquely logical perspective can pierce the veil of deceit in a world of illusion and misdirection, where seeing is not always believing. Tom Mead continues to pay homage to the locked room mysteries of the Golden Age in this second Joseph Spector novel."

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"Tom Mead is a UK-based author specializing in crime fiction. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Litro Online, Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine, Lighthouse, Mystery Scene, and Mystery Weekly (among others). Several of his pieces have also been anthologized, most recently ""Heatwave"" in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (ed. Lee Child). Jake Ruddle is fascinated by words of power, wit, and wisdom. He brings characters to life, telling their stories and weaving their worlds. He works in all genres, but with a special love for fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. Jake started out in street theater as an actor, storyteller, and puppeteer, using myths, legends, and folktales to inspire his work. Now, audiobooks give him the chance to dive deeper and tell stories that last. He loves bringing characters to life, exploring new worlds, and weaving unique and moving tales."

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