The Red-Headed Man

In a crowded London theatre a man with fiery red hair vanishes moments after a brutal murder takes place backstage. Eyewitnesses swear he never left. The newspapers dub him The Red-headed Phantom and the city is gripped by fear. With the police baffled it falls to an unorthodox detective to solve a puzzle that defies logic.As he peels back the layers of theatrical intrigue secret affairs and long-standing rivalries every lead only deepens the mystery. Who is the red-headed man? Why was the victim targeted? And how can someone vanish into thin air in front of dozens of witnesses?With The Red-headed Man Fergus Hume spins an irresistible tale of illusion deception and obsession set against the glamorous but cutthroat world of the performing arts. This is detective fiction at its most puzzling and poetic-a masterclass in misdirection and deduction.Readers who relish locked-room mysteries and eccentric sleuths will find themselves completely enthralled.Dare to follow the trail of the man who isn't there.