The Zig Zag Girl (Magic Men Mystery)

Griffiths, Elly

ISBN 10: 1628997680 ISBN 13: 9781628997682

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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Early Praise for The Zig Zag Girl

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, Best Crime Novels Round-Up

An interesting change of direction for the talented Griffiths ... Enormously engaging ... Postwar Brighton and its Theatre Royal are beautifully captured in all their seedy glory, and Griffiths s plot is satisfyingly serpentine ... Subtle, charming, and very good indeed. Daily Mail

A colourful crowd of ventriloquists and sword-swallowers, a world lovingly re-created in this original, lively, and gripping work. Independent

Elly Griffiths s compelling novel The Zig Zag Girl takes readers on a wild ride full of mayhem, magic, and murder ... Griffiths expertly weaves together Edgar s past and present into one fascinating mystery that will have readers hooked from the very start .. . Capturing both the vibrant qualities of the theater community while also expertly capturing its dark side, Griffiths creates a world where nothing is as it truly appears to be. Absolute

One to look forward to. BookPage
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From the Inside Flap

The first installment of a spellbinding new series by the author of the beloved Ruth Galloway books, featuring a band of magicians, formerly special ops soldiers in World War II, who hunt for a killer performing deadly versions of their most famous tricks

Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces and Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The trick was invented by Max Mephisto, with whom Edgar served in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, using stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit now, touring seaside towns with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls. He advises Edgar to identify the victim quickly advice that comes back to haunt him when he discovers she was a young woman he knew well. He s soon at Edgar s side, hunting for her killer.

Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max are sure the answer to the murders lies in their army days. When Edgar receives a letter warning of another trick on the way the Wolf Trap he knows the Magic Men themselves are in the killer s sights.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1628997680
• ISBN 13: 9781628997682
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 350