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Character · Brighton magic circle · 7 books

Edgar Stephens

Brighton detective and former wartime magician · Elly Griffiths

Edgar Stephens is a Brighton detective who served in a wartime unit of magicians.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Zig Zag Girl (2014)
Latest appearance
The Great Deceiver (2023)
Books
7 (7 as lead)
Series
Brighton Mysteries
Author
Elly Griffiths
Circle
Brighton magic circle

Where to meet Edgar Stephens

Edgar Stephens first appears in The Zig Zag Girl (2014), as the lead, book 1 of the Brighton Mysteries series.

Buy The Zig Zag Girl

Every book with Edgar Stephens

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2014LThe Zig Zag Girllead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  2. 2015LSmoke and Mirrorslead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  3. 2016LThe Blood Cardlead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  4. 2017LThe Vanishing Boxlead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  5. 2019LNow You See Themlead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  6. 2021LThe Midnight Hourlead · Brighton MysteriesBuy
  7. 2023LThe Great Deceiverlead · Brighton MysteriesBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Emma HolmesDetective Sergeant, later private detective7
Max MephistoStage magician and Edgar’s old comrade7