{"product_id":"the-zig-zag-girl-the-first-brighton-mystery-paperback","title":"The Zig Zag Girl: The First Brighton Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe chilling debut mystery in the Brighton Mysteries series from Edgar Allen Poe Award-winner Elly Griffiths--author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries--about a band of magicians who served together in World War II tracking a killer who's performing their deadly tricks.\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captivating.\"--\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing read, the debut of another great series.\"--\u003cem\u003eSan Jose Mercury News \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of showbusiness . . . Thoroughly enjoyable.\" --\u003cem\u003eGuardian \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrighton, 1950. A girl is found cut into three sections, and 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, served with Edgar in a special ops group called the Magic Men that used stage illusions to confound the enemy. Max still performs, touring with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Edgar asks for his help with the case, Max tells him to identify the victim, for it takes a special sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl. Those words haunt Max when he learns the victim was a favorite former assistant of his own. And when Edgar receives a letter warning of another \"trick\" on the way, he realizes that it is the Magic Men themselves who are in the killer's sights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Enormously engaging . . . Griffiths's plot is satisfyingly serpentine.\"--\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will finish looking forward to the next trick up [Griffiths's] sleeve.\"\u003cem\u003e--Mystery Scene \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing read, the debut of another great series. \u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of showbusiness ... Thoroughly enjoyable. \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Brighton, 1950. A girl is found cut in three, and 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, served with Edgar in a special ops troop called the Magic Men that used stage illusions to confound the enemy. Max still performs, touring with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls. When Edgar asks for his help with the case, Max tells him to identify the victim quickly; it takes a special sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl words that haunt Max when he learns the dead girl is Ethel, one of his best assistants to date.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Another death, another magic trick, and still no killer. But when Edgar receives a letter warning of another trick on the way the Wolf Trap he knows the Magic Men are in the killer s sights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enormously engaging ... Griffiths s plot is satisfyingly serpentine. \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Readers will finish looking forward to the next trick up [Griffiths s] sleeve. \u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series. She is the recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and her work has been praised as gripping (Louise Penny), highly atmospheric (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and must-reads for fans of crime fiction (Associated Press).\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series. She is a recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302753595494,"sku":"9780544811874","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZjAzVlhJbEVRTGlUNzd3NW9RZlpnQT09.webp?v=1767498926","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-zig-zag-girl-the-first-brighton-mystery-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}