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Book 4 of 4 in Stephens & Mephisto Mystery (4 Book Series)

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'A piquant mixture of humour, period detail . . . and truly beguiling characterisation' Financial Times

Winter, 1953. A young flower seller is found dead in her room at a Brighton boarding-house, posed with chilling perfection into a recreation of the death of Lady Jane Grey. This is a killer unlike any DI Edgar Stephens has encountered before.

Across the city at the Hippodrome theatre, Max Mephisto is top of the bill in a double act with his daughter Ruby. Tarnishing the experience, though, is one of the other acts: a seedy 'living tableaux' show where barely-dressed women strike poses from famous historical scenes. Is the resemblance to the murder scene pure coincidence, or is life imitating art?

When another death occurs - this time within the troupe itself - Max once again finds himself involved in one of Edgar's cases, and a threat that will come closer to home than anything before. What should be just a job is about to become personal.

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A piquant mixture of humour, period detail . . . and truly beguiling characterisation (Financial Times)

Griffiths pulls a truly startling rabbit out of the hat, demonstrating that this is more than the cosy mystery it initially appears (Sunday Times on The Blood Card)

The lively beginning ... broadens out into an excellent whodunnit, matched by the terrific down-at-heel atmosphere of postwar Brighton (The Times on Smoke and Mirrors)

Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie (Sunday Express on Smoke and Mirrors)

Enormously engaging ... Post-war Brighton and its Theatre Royal are beautifully captured in all their seedy glory ... subtle, charming and very good (Daily Mail on The Zig Zag Girl)

Original, lively and gripping (Independent on The Zig Zag Girl)

Atmospheric . . . a fine novel (Sunday Times)

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The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series, for fans of Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz

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Print Length: 368 pages
Publisher: Quercus (2 Nov. 2017)
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Language: English
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Average Customer Review: 58 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #21,786 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Gary Robinson

Wonderful book

4 January 2018

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I have read all the Dr Ruth Galloway books and was a bit reticent about a book set in 1950s Brighton. I needn't have been.
I have now read all four, and they're as good as the Ruth Galloway books. The vanishing box is a superb book. Excellent plot. Strong and very believable characters. I could go on but suffice to say that I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Absolutely wonderful

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AEW

A good read

27 March 2018

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I have now read all of Elly Griffiths's books. Of the two genres I prefer her series on Ruth Galloway, the forensic archaeologist. There is additional depth to her character and she is refreshingly normal, and bordering on middle age; we have few heroines like her.
In comparison, in the Mephisto series there are the usual run of 'beautiful' even 'Outstandingly beautiful' young women, that turn up in so many other detective fictions. The stories seem lighter and more frivolous and the love stories not so real, or believable.
I enjoyed this book, it kept me company while I had the flu, but I wouldn't recommend it to a friend, unlike the Ruth Galloway Series, which I have.

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Mercian

but Elly Griffiths has created a wonderful ensemble of characters that draw you in to their ...

16 December 2017

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This series could finish here admittedly on a high note;but Elly Griffiths has created a wonderful ensemble of characters that draw you in to their world and it's to be hoped that 1950's Brighton still holds tales to tell and that these characters will be around for a while yet.

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P. Ashley

Wonderful

30 December 2017

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Another wonderfully atmospheric and gripping novel featuring Max Mephisto - I couldn't put it down. There are so few really first class 'cosy' crime novelists writing at the moment, but Elly Griffiths is one of them.

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Good read

3 January 2018

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Great from first page, as always from Elly Griffiths. Can’t wait for next book from her, hope that there will be more soon.

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JKF

Good, but not the best, unusually 4 stars this time

6 April 2018

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A really good plot, main characters were marvellous as always. Except for Ruby who is still a shallow irritant that detracts from the story and makes the ending for the main characters trite and unbelievable. Can't believe this author created this storyline.
This is a great shame because this appears to be the last book in the series.

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Jeepers

Best of Stephens and Mephisto

19 November 2017

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One of the best Stephens &Mephisto. I found it hard to put down. Lots of intriguing mysteries amidst a nostalgic trip back to the 1950s theatre. A very satisfying yet surprising ending made this a good read.However still prefer Elly writing about Norfolk.

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T. Deary

Dull

16 February 2018

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With a music hall setting I’d expected something more colourful. But that setting is just the backdrop to a conventional crime story. Forgive the pun, but as police procedural go it is ... plodding.

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J.G. Gooderham

Four Stars

Typical of this author

Published 3 days ago

Mrs R.

Good fun

I did enjoy this, though in general I don’t like this series as much as the Ruth Galloway books. Having said that, it is a good light thriller, and the development of the...Read more

Published 16 days ago

reader

Readable

Not very riveting. A bit twee actually!!

Published 25 days ago

Pam

Favourite author

Anything this author writes is great with me

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Edyth Harrison

Another baffling case for DI Edgar Stephens and Co.

This is the 4th book of the Stephens & Mephisto Mysteries by Elly Griffiths - a series which is quite different to the norm where the two main characters are a Detective Inspector...Read more

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R. L. Whatmore

A good buy.

Excellent book, looked brand new. Bought for my wife.

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Four Stars

Throughly enjoyed this novel.

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Sheila Jones

Five Stars

Elly Griffiths comes up trumps again

Published 2 months ago

Amazon Customer

Good yarn

Slow to start with but built into a plot which became more involved as one read more with an intriguing finale

Published 2 months ago

L. F. Carson

Another Excellent Book

Another excellent book in the 1950s Brighton set series

Published 2 months ago

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