The Zig Zag Girl

Stephens & Mephisto #1

Elly Griffiths

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08 September 2015

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Stephens & Mephisto

Brighton, 1950.

When a girl's body is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl.

The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend of Edgar's. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men.

Max is still on the circuit, touring seaside towns in the company of ventriloquists, sword-swallowers and dancing girls. Changing times mean that variety is not what it once was, yet Max is reluctant to leave this world to help Edgar investigate. But when the dead girl turns out to be known to him, Max changes his mind.

Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max become convinced that the answer to the murders lies in their army days. When Edgar receives a letter warning of another 'trick', the Wolf Trap, he knows that they are all in the killer's sights...

By: Elly Griffiths
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781784291969
ISBN 10: 178429196X
Series: Stephens & Mephisto
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 08 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.ellygriffiths.co.uk/

Elly Griffiths was born in London. She read English at King's College, London and worked in publishing for many years. Her bestselling series of Ruth Galloway novels, featuring a forensic archaeologist, are set in Norfolk, while her new series is based in 1950s Brighton. She lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their two children.

Reviews for The Zig Zag Girl: Stephens & Mephisto #1

Enormously engaging ... Post-war Brighton and its Theatre Royal are beautifully captured in all their seedy glory ... subtle, charming and very good Daily Mail Enormously engaging ... Post-war Brighton and its Theatre Royal are beautifully captured in all their seedy glory ... subtle, charming and very good Daily Mail A colourful crowd of ventriloquists and sword-swallowers, a world lovingly re-created in this original, lively and gripping work Independent A colourful crowd of ventriloquists and sword-swallowers, a world lovingly re-created in this original, lively and gripping work Independent The historical detail is very well done ... The Zig Zag Girl is an extremely well-written and well-researched novel Literary Review The historical detail is very well done ... The Zig Zag Girl is an extremely well-written and well-researched novel Literary Review