The zig zag girl. [online electronic book]
The zig zag girl. [online electronic book]
By
:
Griffiths, Elly.
Publication Date
:
2015
Volume
:
bk. 1
Subject Term
:
Electronic books.
Magicians -- Fiction
Serial murder investigation -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Series
:
MAGIC MEN MYSTERY ;
Summary
:
A band of magicians who served together in World War II track a killer who's performing their deadly tricks. Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces. 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, is an old war friend of Edgar's. They served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit, touring seaside towns with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls. He's reluctant to leave this world to help Edgar investigate.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780544527997
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