The Murder Wheel

Lawyer and amateur magician Edmund Ibbs is besieged by inexplicable murders: a husband is shot while riding a Ferris wheel, an extraneous body mysteriously appears during a magician’s act, a man is fatally wounded while in a locked room. When Ibbs’s involvement turns him from sleuth to suspect, it’s time to seek help from the sensational Joseph Spector, ingenious illusionist-turned-investigator. Spector’s incomparable powers of intellect and observation allow him to see these crimes in a way others can’t fathom. Mead presents the second installment of his alluring Joseph Spector mystery series (following Death and the Conjuror). Set in 1930s London, this story is intricate and immersive, transporting listeners to the golden age of detective mystery. Narrator Jake Ruddle returns with another perfectly refined reading. His lilting delivery of the descriptive, plot-driven narrative is clever and compelling. Listeners will be combing through clues in an attempt to answer questions ahead of Spector.