One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Great Fall Thrillers "Clever, immensely likeable...Captivating." —The Wall Street Journal
In the first installment of a compelling new series by Elly Griffiths featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magnificent Max Mephisto, 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.
© 2024 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063398634
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 12 mars 2024
One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Great Fall Thrillers "Clever, immensely likeable...Captivating." —The Wall Street Journal
In the first installment of a compelling new series by Elly Griffiths featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magnificent Max Mephisto, 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.
© 2024 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780063398634
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 12 mars 2024
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Monika
18 mars 2024
Så inte alls som böckerna om Ruth, som det så klart ska vara när författaren är bra och kan göra nya engagerande karaktärer. Jag listade ut mördaren ganska tidigt, men hade god behållning av böckerna ändå, ser fram mot att lyssna på nästa del. Uppläsaren var också mycket bra. 👌👌👌👌
Elisabeth
19 mars 2024
Mja. Det tar tid att ställa om från Ruth Galloway-serien. Känner inte samma engagemang för bokens karaktärer. Men uppskattar det lite ovanliga persongalleriet för en deckare. Får ge andra boken en chans. Utmärkt inläsning.
Margareta
29 mars 2024
Intressant begynnelse av karaktärsbyggande och mycket bra story. Perfekt uppläsare för epoken handlingen är förlagd till
Linda
7 apr. 2024
Vilken bra ljudbok detta var. Som ellie griffiths har skrivit. Det var också lite Agatha Christie stuk på den. Rekommenderas 😉😉
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