{"product_id":"the-zig-zag-girl-9780544811874","title":"The Zig Zag Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Captivating.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An absorbing read, the debut of another great series.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of showbusiness . . . Thoroughly enjoyable.\" --\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Brighton, 1950. A girl is found cut in three, and Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, served with Edgar in a special ops troop called the Magic Men that used stage illusions to confound the enemy. Max still performs, touring with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls. When Edgar asks for his help with the case, Max tells him to identify the victim quickly; it takes a special sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl--words that haunt Max when he learns the dead girl is Ethel, one of his best assistants to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Another death, another magic trick, and still no killer. But when Edgar receives a letter warning of another \"trick\" on the way--the Wolf Trap--he knows the Magic Men are in the killer's sights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enormously engaging . . . Griffiths's plot is satisfyingly serpentine.\" --\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Readers will finish looking forward to the next trick up  Griffiths's] sleeve.\" --\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series. She is the recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and her work has been praised as \"gripping\" (Louise Penny), \"highly atmospheric\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"must-reads for fans of crime fiction\" (Associated Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544811874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Elly Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638501994652,"sku":"9780544811874","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cbf7ce4b-68f6-4975-b4ac-da08b63e7079.jpg?v=1603847443","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-zig-zag-girl-9780544811874","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}