The murder wheel
When a sensational killing rocks 1938 London, local newspaper ads offer a hefty sum to the person who can say whodunnit. A man has been shot dead at the top of a Ferris wheel, and his wife--the only other person in their carriage--insists on her innocence. But who else could have fired the deadly bu...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Mysterious Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First Mysterious Press edition. |
| Series: | Mead, Tom. Joseph Spector locked-room mystery ;
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| Summary: | When a sensational killing rocks 1938 London, local newspaper ads offer a hefty sum to the person who can say whodunnit. A man has been shot dead at the top of a Ferris wheel, and his wife--the only other person in their carriage--insists on her innocence. But who else could have fired the deadly bullet and escaped unseen? The sheer implausibility of the claim is enough to whip the press into a frenzy and, for young and idealistic Edmund Ibbs, the lawyer representing the accused, that frenzy may be his only hope at discovering the truth of the mysterious murder. As he digs into the case, Ibbs unwittingly enters a shadowy web of conspiracy and murder, soon finding himself implicated in not one, but two other seemingly impossible crimes. His only hope at freedom comes in the form of retired stage magician Joseph Spector, a man steeped in the art of misdirection. Spector's mastery of illusion is capable of piercing the veil of deceit, but will his deductive powers be strong enough to explain this utterly confounding series of crimes? "The Murder Wheel" is a delightful homage to the Golden Age mystery sure to please fans of classic crime fiction. |
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| Physical Description: | 272 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 161316548X 9781613165485 |
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