Brighton Mysteries book 1 · 2014
The Zig Zag Girl
In Brighton in 1950, a woman’s body is found cut into three pieces, like the famous Zig Zag Girl magic trick. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens turns to his old wartime comrade, the stage magician Max Mephisto, for help.
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Book facts
- Author
- Elly Griffiths
- Series
- Brighton Mysteries, book 1 of 7
- Published
- 2014
- Setting
- Set in Brighton
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Zig Zag Girl
3 recurring or key characters from Elly Griffiths’s chart. Introduces Edgar Stephens, Max Mephisto and Emma Holmes.
Lead 2
- Edgar StephensFirst appearanceBrighton detective and former wartime magician
- Max MephistoFirst appearanceStage magician and Edgar’s old comrade
Major 1
- Emma HolmesFirst appearanceDetective Sergeant, later private detective
Also featuring these characters
Other Elly Griffiths books that share the most characters with The Zig Zag Girl.
- The Blood Card2016 · Brighton Mysteries · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Vanishing Box2017 · Brighton Mysteries · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Now You See Them2019 · Brighton Mysteries · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Midnight Hour2021 · Brighton Mysteries · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon