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The Zig Zag Girl: (1 Stephens and Mephisto)

The Zig Zag Girl: (1 Stephens and Mephisto)


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In the first installment of a compelling new series by Elly Griffiths, a band of magicians who served together in World War II track a killer who's performing their deadly tricks. Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old war friend of Edgar's. They served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit, touring seaside towns with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls. He's reluctant to leave this world to help Edgar investigate but advises him to identify the victim quickly--it takes a special sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl. Those words come back to haunt Max when the dead girl turns out to be Ethel, one of his best assistants to date. He's soon at Edgar's side, hunting for Ethel's killer. Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max are sure the answer to the murders lies in their army days. And when Edgar receives a letter warning of another "trick" on the way--the Wolf Trap--he knows they're all in the killer's sights.

About the Author :
Elly Griffiths is the author of two series, one taking place in Norfolk and the other in Brighton. Her Ruth Galloway novels take for their inspiration Elly's husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her head with the myths and legends of that area. The second series takes place in the fifties and features Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and illusionist Max Mephisto. She is the winner of the 2011 Mary Higgins Clark Award and the 2016 CWA Dagger in the Library Award. Elly has two children and lives near Brighton. James Langton is a voice actor and audiobook narrator as well as a producer and orchestra leader. His 2004 debut audiobook recording, Lloyd Alexander's The Book of Three, earned him the first of several Earphones Awards.

Review :
"[A] captivating reimagining." -- "BookPage" "Captivating...The Zig Zag Girl is old-fashioned in the best ways." -- "Wall Street Journal" "Enormously engaging...Postwar Brighton and its Theatre Royal are beautifully captured in all their seedy glory...Subtle, charming, and very good." -- "Daily Mail (London)" "Griffiths weaves a compelling tale rich with historical detail and a cast of eccentric characters." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "Griffiths' ability to imbue atmosphere and create fascinating characters continues to make her an author every mystery lover should be reading." -- "Library Journal" "Some killers get inspiration from the police blotter; others copy ... magicians? A troupe of magicians who served in WWII (using trickery to blindside the enemy) must figure out who is performing these fatal imitations--and why." -- "Entertainment Weekly" "The portrayal of the backstage life and the onstage performances of illusionists forms a fascinating backdrop to the main action. Brief flashbacks to the Magic Men's wartime missions provide an equally gripping backstory. As the plot deepens, Griffiths' tone darkens, leading to a series of surprise twists. Readers will look forward to seeing a lot more of Max and company." -- "Publishers Weekly" "The setting of the shabby, postwar beach town during the 1950s adds a rich dimension to the novel, both in terms of atmosphere and in giving the story a classic mystery feel--crime in a pre-electronic age, before cell phones and DNA, when crimes were solved by face-to-face investigation and inspired deduction. An original plot and appealingly quirky characters round out the appeal of this thoroughly entertaining tale." -- "Booklist" "With a labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of show business, this is thoroughly enjoyable." -- "Guardian"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781504640275
  • Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks
  • Height: 147 mm
  • Series Title: 1 Stephens and Mephisto
  • Weight: 181 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1504640276
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2015
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 132 mm


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