{"product_id":"the-zig-zag-girl-stephens-and-mephisto-mystery","title":"The Zig Zag Girl (Stephens and Mephisto Mystery)","description":"The 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.\n\n“Captivating.”―Wall Street Journal\n\n“An absorbing read, the debut of another great series.”―San Jose Mercury News\n\n“A labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of showbusiness . . . Thoroughly enjoyable.” ―Guardian\n\nBrighton, 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.\n\nWhen 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.\n\n“Enormously engaging . . . Griffiths’s plot is satisfyingly serpentine.”―Daily Mail\n\n“Readers will finish looking forward to the next trick up [Griffiths’s] sleeve.”―Mystery Scene\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0544811879\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0544811879.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Griffiths, Elly\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43442096275517,"sku":"BVV.0544811879.G","price":6.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0544811879-0.jpg?v=1786312910","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-zig-zag-girl-stephens-and-mephisto-mystery","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}