A debut novel by a star of the crime fiction genre. It has a mix of mysticism, an ingenious murder, and the atmosphere of 1930s London. For fans of Agatha Christie, Georgina Tey, and Phyllis Dorothy James.
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In 1930s London, the famous psychiatrist Anselm Reese is found dead in a locked office. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no murder weapon. The Scotland Yard detective leading the investigation turns to Joseph Spector—an ex-magician turned detective.
Spector knows how to explain the inexplicable, but even he considers this case very strange. After questioning the psychiatrist’s patients and household members, he learns their dark secrets—each of which could be the motive for a crime. And when a second mysterious murder occurs, this time in an elevator, the detectives realize they must urgently stop the criminal.