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Vanishing Box
Vanishing Box | Elly Griffiths
5 posts | 12 read | 5 to read
In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred. It's the holiday season and Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby have landed a headlining gig at the Brighton Hippodrome, the biggest theater in the city, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savory supporting act: a tableau show of naked "living statues." But when one of the girls goes missing and turns up dead not long after, Max and Ruby realize there's something far more sinister than obscenity afoot in the theater. DI Edgar Stephens is on the case. As he searches for the killer, he begins to suspect that her fatal vanishing act may very well be related to another case, the death of a quiet local florist. But just as he's narrowing in on the missing link, Ruby goes missing, and he and Max must team up once again to find her.
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Susanita
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I‘m in the middle of a couple long books, so I snuck this in under the wire for January. I predicted the perpetrator and knew about the change in the DI‘s situation, but neither panned out as I expected. All in all a good story.

Meanwhile for #seriesread2024 mystery edition and my #readorbail effort, I decided to bail on Boar Island since I really wasn‘t enjoying it. A friend of mine from Maine didn‘t like it, and considering that it‘s set there…

Susanita Next I‘ll either carry on with the last two books of the Stephens & Mephisto series or read this one I‘ve put on Libby hold: 11mo
TheSpineView It's OK to bail on a book you don't like. 11mo
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emmaturi
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This is the fifth book in the Stephens & Mephisto Mysteries. It's a good series although I do prefer her Ruth Galloway series. It's a good solid crime novel and didn't guess the ending.

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howjessicareads
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Another day, another review book done! I feel like I‘m finally getting my book groove back, after a couple weeks of a reading rut. This is a fun historical mystery mixing stage magic and murder. Full review to come for Shelf Awareness. #jesshowreads2018

ReadingMeagan Oooh I am intrigued to hear more about this one. I love her Ruth Galloway books! 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Anyone read the Stephens & Mephisto series? Blurb sounds good. I‘ve only read one book of the Ruth Galloway series.
#coolbooks #vanishing

Laughterhp Oo I didn‘t know she had another series. I‘m still trying to work my way through the Ruth Galloway series. 6y
Pamwurtzler I just read this one and really liked it 6y
Linsy Looks intriguing! 💛 6y
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samharnold
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I have to admit to finding this book a bit the same as the others. There were parts that dragged and felt the same as the other three novels. Towards the end the action picked up and the book ended in a way where I wonder if there will be any other books in this series. A good read but not one of my favourites.