{"product_id":"the-brighton-mysteries-series-books-1-5-collection-set-by-elly-griffiths-zig-zag-girl-smoke-and-mirrors-blood-card-vanishing-box-now-you-see-them","title":"The Brighton Mysteries Series Books 1 -5 Collection Set by Elly Griffiths (Zig Zag Girl, Smoke and Mirrors, Blood Card, Vanishing Box \u0026 Now You See Them)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Brighton Mysteries Series Books, follow the investigations of Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and his friend, magician Max Mephisto. They both served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men during the war, and their shared past often comes into play in their investigations. Each book features a new mystery to solve, but the characters and their relationships develop throughout the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/griffiths-zig-zag-girl-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Zig Zag Girl (9781784291969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrighton, 1950. When the body of a girl 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/griffiths-smoke-mirrors\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSmoke and Mirrors (9781784290283)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric actor types who have assembled for the pantomime?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/griffiths-the-blood-card?_pos=8\u0026amp;_sid=f8347bd83\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Blood Card (9781784296704)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, spoils the happy mood for DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto. A playbill featuring another deceased comrade is found in Colonel Cartwright's possession, and a playing card, the ace of hearts: the blood card.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/griffiths-vanishing-box?_pos=11\u0026amp;_sid=f8347bd83\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eThe Vanishing Box (9781784297022)\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristmas 1953. Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are headlining Brighton Hippodrome, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savoury support act: a tableau show of naked 'living statues'. This might appear to have nothing in common with DI Edgar Stephens' current case of the death of a quiet flowerseller.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/griffiths-now-you-see-them?_pos=14\u0026amp;_sid=f8347bd83\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNow You See Them (9781786487360)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree young women have gone missing. A girl called Rhonda has vanished from her boarding school. Maybe she ran away, but there are disturbing similarities to the disappearance of two other young women - those too thought not to be suspicious.But where are they?\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664562339925,"sku":"9781529412666N","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/af3df18e-59f5-47b7-b112-08d81f509f54.jpg?v=1644265243","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-brighton-mysteries-series-books-1-5-collection-set-by-elly-griffiths-zig-zag-girl-smoke-and-mirrors-blood-card-vanishing-box-now-you-see-them","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}