Author: Tom MeadConjuring & magicPublished on 4 June 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Spector Locked-Room Mystery' series.Paperback | 288 pages128 x 197 x 22 | 202g LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES!This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house.A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil's Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide. Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories spreading of a phantom soldier making mischief, he joins a party of visitors in search of the truth.But the house, located on a lonely causeway, is quickly cut off by floods. The stranded visitors are soon being killed off one by one. With old ally Inspector Flint working on a complex case that has links to Spector's investigation, the two men must connect the dots before Devil's Neck claims Spector himself as its next victim.Readers on Tom Mead:'Entertaining and fiendishly clever' Joy Ellis'A master of the locked-room mystery' Barbara Nadel'Ingenious' Victoria Dowd'What more could any fan of classic crime wish for?' Martin EdwardsRead all the perfectly puzzling Spector Locked-Room Mysteries from Head of Zeus:#1 Death and the Conjuror#2 The Murder Wheel#3 Cabaret Macabre#4 The House at Devil's Neck
