The House at Devil's Neck

With a plot that has more twists and turns than a coiled snake, readers are in for a thrilling exercise in mental agility * Daily Mail *
I love this series. Tom Mead is a master of the locked room mystery and his series character, Joseph Spector, is one of the most compelling sleuths in crime fiction today. Tom’s latest Spector book, The House at Devil’s Neck, is next level. Fast-paced but also creepy and atmospheric, it’ s the work of a writer at the very top of his game. * Barbara Nadel, CWA Dagger-winning author of the BBC’s The Turkish Detective *
A brilliant homage to the locked-room mysteries of the golden age, with Tom Mead bringing his own gruesome sensibility to the mix. The House at Devil’s Neck is brilliantly structured, exceptionally macabre, and filled with reversals and twists. This is a wonder cabinet of a book, and Mead is a magician. * Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of A Talent for Murder *
Atmospheric, intricate, and packed with clever twists and historical flair, The House at Devil’s Neck gives a unique spin on the classic locked room mystery. Tom Mead expertly blends the entertaining aspects of mediums, spiritualism, and stage performance with the haunting realities of the interwar period, all set against the backdrop of an isolated house with an eerie history of its own. * Kristen Perrin, author of How To Solve Your Own Murder *
Tom Mead’s books are like souffles: an apparently effortless treat quickly guzzled down by the crime enthusiast; yet something that can only be produced by the truly skillful. His latest offering is unnerving, atmospheric, and characteristically baffling. * Bonnie Burke-Patel, author of I Died at Fallow Hall *
As well as being a homage to the golden age of crime fiction, this is a smart and modern re-invention. Mead’s upwards trajectory is clearly bound to continue. * Financial Times *
Seances, scares and sinister mansions combine in this superlative murder mystery, rooted in wartime intrigue. Ingeniously plotted, uniquely atmospheric and full of wonderfully observed period detail – I raced through it! * Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives *
A dazzling, minutely plotted puzzle where nothing is initially as it seems * Maxim Jakubowski, CrimeTime *
Mead demonstrates his customary expertise… a solidly constructed Golden Age pastiche * Historical Novel Society *
Sinister * Crime Monthly *
Tom Mead’s novels featuring ageing illusionist Joseph Spector are a reliable joy. * Mail on Sunday *
Will make the hairs on your arms stand up. * Belfast Telegraph *

Tom Mead is an aficionado of Golden Age crime fiction. His short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Lighthouse, as well as Best Crime Stories of the Year (ed. Lee Child). Death and the Conjuror, his debut novel, featuring illusionist turned sleuth Joseph Spector, was highly acclaimed by the UK and US press and was one of Publishers Weekly’s Mysteries of the Year. He lives in Derbyshire, England.

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