Bibliograph

The zig zag girl, Elly Griffiths

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The zig zag girl, Elly Griffiths

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The zig zag girl

Oclc number

931471076

Responsibility statement

Elly Griffiths

Series statement

A Magic Men Mystery, 1

Summary

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, served in World War II with Edgar in a unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit and is reluctant to leave to help Edgar investigate, but he advises him to identify the victim quickly-- it takes a sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl. Those words come back to haunt Max when the dead girl turns out to be Ethel, one of his best assistants to date. He's soon at Edgar's side, hunting for the killer. Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max are sure the answer to the murders lies in their army days. And when Edgar receives a letter warning of another "trick" on the way--the Wolf Trap--he knows they're all in the killer's sights.

Target audience

adult

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