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I have enjoyed many Elly Griffiths books, while I have found others to be somewhat so-so. This falls into that second count, but it is only the first in a series and I would give the second in the series a go.
The first in these Brighton mysteries, is set in 1950. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens finds himself the recipient of some boxes, full of body parts. The parts are of a woman, the boxes those used in a magic trick. In the war, Edgar was member of The Magic Men, a group of mainly magician ...more
The first in these Brighton mysteries, is set in 1950. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens finds himself the recipient of some boxes, full of body parts. The parts are of a woman, the boxes those used in a magic trick. In the war, Edgar was member of The Magic Men, a group of mainly magician ...more
A young woman's body is found cut into three and Inspect Edgar Stephens is unpleasantly reminded of a magic trick and his old friend - the magician - Max Mephisto - who is currently appearing in Brighton where the remains are discovered. Edgar is forced by the murder to look again at his uncomfortable time during World War II as part of a small group of people known as The Magic Men who specialised in camouflage and trickery to defeat the enemy.
As more people connected with the Magic Men come t ...more
As more people connected with the Magic Men come t ...more
This debut of a new series set in Brighton in the 1050's was great fun. Centred around the Theatre and Variety world, a murderer seems to be targeting a group of ex-soldiers, most of whom were stage magicians as civilians, who served together in a secret unit stationed in Inverness during WWII. The crimes appear to be modelled on well-known magic tricks, and Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens, one of the ex-servicemen, is assigned the case. With the help of his friend Max Mephisto, a magician at
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I love the Ruth Galloway series by the same author, but I'm sad to say, I could only get about halfway through this book. It just didn't hold my attention--I think one reason is that the cast of characters seemed uninteresting and virtually interchangeable. Maybe it was just me. Will look forward to the next Ruth Galloway mystery, though. :)
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A promising start to a new series with very likeable characters.
This was the first mystery that I've read where I knew who the killer was half way in. I love magic and was hoping for something more thrilling but skimmed to the end.
I’m listening to an Interview with Elly and returned to my Goodreads and I’m sad to say I have NO memory of ever reading this boom :( says something f ...more
I’m listening to an Interview with Elly and returned to my Goodreads and I’m sad to say I have NO memory of ever reading this boom :( says something f ...more
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