Smoke and Mirrors: The Brighton Mysteries 2: Stephens and Mephisto Mystery 2

Smoke and Mirrors: The Brighton Mysteries 2: Stephens and Mephisto Mystery 2

by EllyGriffiths (Author)

Synopsis

Brighton, winter 1951. Pantomime season is in full swing on the pier with Max Mephisto starring in Aladdin, but Max's headlines have been stolen by the disappearance of two local children. When they are found dead in the snow, surrounded by sweets, it's not long before the press nickname them 'Hansel and Gretel'. DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The girl, Annie, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric theatricals who have assembled for the pantomime? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy theatrical world that seems to hold the key. But is this all just classic misdirection?

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Published: 05 Nov 2015

ISBN 10: 1784290262
ISBN 13: 9781784290269
Prizes: Shortlisted for CrimeFest Last Laugh Award 2016.

Author Bio
WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. Elly Griffiths was born in London. She worked in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. Her bestselling series of Dr Ruth Galloway novels, featuring a forensic archaeologist, are set in Norfolk. The series has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, and has been shortlisted three times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her Stephens and Mephisto series is based in 1950s Brighton. She lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their two children.