Magic Men Mysteries: The Zig Zag Girl, Volume 1 (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from Eyejaybee

Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is not a conventional policeman. During the Second world War he had been in the army, and then transferred into the Secret Service where he had formed part of a group known as 'The Magic Men', whose role had been to explore different means of fooling the Germans...

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This first book in author Elly Griffiths, Magic Men mystery series, was a great start to this police procedural series. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is on scene of a murdered woman and the form of death is reminiscent of a magic trick devised by his friend, Max Mephisto. Edgar seeks Max's a...

from Olivermagnus

Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens, lives quietly in post-war Brighton. He is trying to forget his time during World War Two when he was recruited into MI5 and thrown together with a group of magicians and showmen in Inverness. The Magic Men, as they called themselves, were tasked with creating a...

from gbelik

I didn't enjoy this mystery populated by a group of magicians as much as I've liked her other series, but it was basically enjoyable.

from CarrieWuj

3.5 Clever murder mystery set in England (Brighton) just after WWII. Inspector Edgar Stephens has had a body delivered to his police station door - in three pieces and three cases, reminiscent of a magic trick in which a woman is sawed in parts. As gruesome as this sounds, the details are not ove...