The Great Deceiver

Elly Griffiths

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Quercus
31 October 2023

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Historical mysteries

The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths.

'Recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express

Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced and living in London, is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed by a voice from the past, fellow performer Ted English, aka the Great Deceiver. Ted's assistant, Cherry, has been found dead in her Brighton boarding house and he's convinced that he'll be accused of her murder.

Max agrees to talk to his friend, Superintendent Edgar Stephens, who is investigating the case. What Max doesn't know is that the girl's family have hired private detective duo Emma Holmes (aka Mrs Stephens) and Sam Collins to do some digging of their own.

The inhabitants of the boarding house, most of whom are performing in an Old Time Music Hall show on Brighton pier, are a motley crew. The house is also connected to a sinister radio personality called Pal. Ruby, along with every woman in showbusiness, has heard some disturbing rumours about Pal.

When a second magician's assistant is killed, Edgar suspects a serial killer. He has the wild idea of persuading Max to come out of semi-retirement and take part in a summer show. But who can pose as his
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Praise for The Brighton Mysteries

'Recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express

'Subtle, charming and very good' Daily Mail

'Original, lively and gripping' Independent

'Wry, emotionally intelligent...satisfying' Sunday Times

'Full of period detail, smart plotting and likeable characters' Mail on Sunday

'Full of fun and expertly plotted' Sunday Express

'Beguiling Characterisation' Financial Times

By: Elly Griffiths
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9781529409918
ISBN 10: 1529409918
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 31 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library and been shortlisted six times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her trilogy featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur includes The Stranger Diaries which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in the USA; The Postscript Murders, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Bleeding Heart Yard. Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband.

Reviews for The Great Deceiver

Griffiths' affection for Brighton - with its grotty digs ruled by no-nonsense landladies - and her gentle wit ensure that the reader very much likes to be beside the seaside * The Times * Strong on period detail * Sunday Times * Once again Griffiths has created a lively crew of characters and woven a twisty plot around them * Mystery People * An engaging cosy mystery - with added bite * Crime Monthly Review * Riveting offering in Griffiths' Brighton Mysteries * Sunday Post *