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Les mystères de Stephens et MéphistoSéries

Plongez dans la Grande-Bretagne d'après-guerre où des mystères déroutants se déroulent, mêlant la dure réalité du travail policier au monde énigmatique de la magie scénique. Cette série suit un détective chevronné et son vieil ami, un magicien au passé trouble, alors qu'ils traquent des tueurs dont les méthodes font écho aux grandes illusions de la scène. Leurs enquêtes s'appuient souvent sur des expériences partagées et clandestines de leur service pendant la guerre, ajoutant des couches d'intrigue et de danger. Préparez-vous pour un voyage captivant dans le roman policier historique, où l'illusion et la réalité se brouillent avec des conséquences mortelles.

The Vanishing Box
Now You See Them
The Zig Zag Girl
The midnight hour
The Blood Card
Smoke and Mirrors

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    The Zig Zag Girl

    • 352pages
    • 13 heures de lecture
    3,8(260)Évaluer

    Brighton, 1950. When a girl's body is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend of Edgar's. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men. Max is still on the circuit, touring seaside towns in the company of ventriloquists, sword-swallowers and dancing girls. Changing times mean that variety is not what it once was, yet Max is reluctant to leave this world to help Edgar investigate. But when the dead girl turns out to be known to him, Max changes his mind. Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max become convinced that the answer to the murders lies in their army days. When Edgar receives a letter warning of another 'trick', the Wolf Trap, he knows that they are all in the killer's sights...

    The Zig Zag Girl
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    Smoke and Mirrors

    • 400pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    4,0(231)Évaluer

    Brighton, 1950s, mid-winter. Two missing children are found buried under snow in this chilling new case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Max's star turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed by the murder of two local children. With fairy tales in the air, it's not long before the press have found a nickname for the case: 'Hansel and Gretel'. 'An excellent whodunnit, matched by the terrific down-at-heel atmosphere of postwar Brighton' - The Times DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric actor types who have assembled for the pantomime? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy theatrical world that seems to hold the key. But is this all just classic misdirection?

    Smoke and Mirrors
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    The Vanishing Box

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    4,1(122)Évaluer

    Vivid description, masterful sleight of hand and a lightness of touch add up to a terrific read for aficionados and newcomers alike Guardian

    The Vanishing Box
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    Now You See Them

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    3,9(3036)Évaluer

    A gripping Brighton-based mystery from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie, cosy crime and TV series such as Grantchester and Midsomer Murders

    Now You See Them
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