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Informationen zum Autor Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, has been shortlisted five times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for The Lantern Men . Her new series featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur began with The Stranger Diaries , which was a Richard and Judy book club pick and won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in the USA. It was followed by The Postscript Murders , shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Bleeding Heart Yard . Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband. Klappentext The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths.**PREORDER NOW**Praise for The Brighton Mysteries:'Recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express'Subtle, charming and very good' Daily Mail'Original, lively and gripping' Independent'Wry, emotionally intelligent...satisfying' Sunday Times'Full of period detail, smart plotting and likeable characters' Mail on Sunday'Full of fun and expertly plotted' Sunday Express'Beguiling Characterisation' Financial Times Vorwort The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. Zusammenfassung The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. It starts with a magician and a murder in a Brighton boarding house; throw in a show on Brighton pier, a sinister radio personality and a potential serial killer, and you've got the next gripping book in the Brighton Mysteries series. Magician Max Mephisto 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 Ted is 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 (Edgar's wife) and Sam Collins to do some digging of their own. When a second magician's assistant is killed, Edgar persuades Max to perform one last time - with a female assistant as decoy. But who will he choose for the role. *************************** *Praise for The Great Deceiver* 'Full of period charm and fiendish plotting' Mail on Sunday 'Riveting' Sunday Post 'Gripping . . . magical . . . we loved it' Woman's Weekly 'An engaging cosy mystery - with added bite' Crime Monthly 'Intriguing, multi-layered and full of rich period detail' Lancashire Evening Press *Readers are loving The Great Deceiver* 'Wonderful storytelling' ????? 'The background, the plot, the characters - just brilliant!' ????? 'I was gripped from beginning to end' ????? 'Elly Griffiths at her best' ????? The Last Remains , the final instalment of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, was a Sunday Times bestseller in August 2023. ...
