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Andrea
Mar 07, 2019 rated it it was amazing
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When Edgar Stephens left the mysterious military unit, the Magic Men, at the end of WW II, he joined the police force rather than return to Oxford to complete his unfinished education. His life has become routine and reliable, if rather lackluster. But when one third of a young woman's body is delivered to his office in what appears to be a magician's prop box and the other two thirds are discovered in the Left Luggage terminal in Brighton, Edgar realizes he must re-establish contact with the me ...more
Tony
I'm pretty much always game to give a new historical British mystery series a shot, so I picked up this first in the "Magic Men" series (followed by Smoke and Mirrors, The Blood Card, and The Vanishing Box). Set in in 1950, it features Detective Inspector Stephens of the Brighton police teaming up with the illustrious vaudevillian magician, Max Mephisto. The unlikely friends met during WWII, when they were both assigned to a secret special operations team based in Scotland, specializing in decep ...more
Windy
Nov 03, 2015 rated it really liked it
The first of a new series by this writer. Set in 1950 this is a witty and easily read murder mystery. I did guess whodunnit about halfway through but still found it an enjoyable read.
Andy Plonka
Feb 07, 2015 rated it really liked it
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A touch of magic paired with historical fiction circa WWII
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