Magician Max Mephisto,now divorced and living in London,is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed by a voice from the past,fellow performer Ted English,aka the Great Deceiver. Ted's assistant,Cherry,has been found dead in her Brighton boarding house and he's convinced that he'll be accused of her murder.
Max agrees to talk to his friend,Superintendent Edgar Stephens,who is investigating the case. What Max doesn't know is that the girl's family have hired private detective duo Emma Holmes (aka Mrs Stephens) and Sam Collins to do some digging of their own.
The inhabitants of the boarding house,most of whom are performing in an Old Time Music Hall show on Brighton pier,are a motley crew. The house is also connected to a sinister radio personality called Pal. When a second magician's assistant is killed,Edgar suspects a serial killer. He persuades Max to come out of semi-retirement and take part in a summer show. But who can pose as his assistant Edgar shocks the team by recommending someone close...
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781529409901Number of pages: 352Weight: 41 gDimensions: 240 x 156 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Original,lively and gripping'-Independent
'Full of period detail,smart plotting and likeable characters'-Mail on Sunday
'Full of fun and expertly plotted'-Sunday Express
An evening with Elly Griffiths
ChichesterMonday 30th October 19:00 - 20:00
Crime novelist Elly Griffiths will be with us in our ballroom to talk about her latest gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries,'The Great Deceiver'.
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Book Signing with Elly Griffiths
Southampton - West QuayTuesday 31st October 15:00
We are delighted to announce that Elly Griffiths,author of'The Zig Zag Girl',will join us for an in-store signing of her new novel'The Great Deceiver'. Elly will be joining us on Tuesday 31st October at 3pm.
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An Evening with Elly Griffiths
SalisburyTuesday 31st October 19:00
Join us for an evening with best-selling author Elly Griffiths as she shares her newest novel The Great Deceiver with us.
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Elly Griffiths is the pen-name of British author Domenica de Rosa. A former Editorial Director for children's books at Harper Collins,Griffiths published her first novel,The Italian Quarter,in 1998 under her own name. A holiday in Norfolk inspired her to write what would become the bestselling novel The Crossing Places,the first novel in the Dr Ruth Galloway series of mystery novels and Rosa's first novel as Elly Griffiths. She is also the author of the popular Stephens and Mephisto novels which began with The Zig Zag Girl.
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