The Vanishing Box: Stephens And Mephisto Mystery 4 (The Magic Men Mysteries #1)

By: Elly Griffiths

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Synopsis: A magician plays detective when a show girl is murdered in an English resort town in this historical mystery by the Edgar Award-winning author. Brighton, England, 1953. Over the holiday season, Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are headlining a variety show at the Brighton Hippodrome. Landing a gig at the city&’s biggest theater is a major achievement, and only slightly marred by the less-than-savory supporting act: a tableau show of naked &“living statues.&” But when one of the girls goes missing and turns up dead not long after, Max and Ruby realize there&’s something far more sinister than obscenity afoot in the theater. Max&’s good friend DI Edgar Stephens is on the case. As he searches for the killer, he begins to suspect that the girl&’s fatal vanishing act may be related to another case—the death of a local florist. But just as he&’s narrowing in on the missing link, Ruby goes missing, and he and Max must reach deep into their bag of tricks to find her before it&’s too late.