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(Fictitious character) Mephisto, Max Fiction (Fictitious character) Stephens, Edgar Fiction Brighton (England) History 20th century Fiction Brighton (England) Social life and customs Fiction England Brighton Magicians Fiction Murder Investigation Fiction Music-halls Fiction Poisoning Fiction Private investigators FictionTruss, Lynne
Summary: It's September in Brighton and the city is playing host to weeks of endless rain and lashings of villainy. A trusted member of a local gang has disappeared part way through planning a huge heist; a violent criminal obsessed with boiling the heads of policemen has escaped Broadmoor and is rumoured to be headed towards the city, while at Gosling's department store an American researcher has been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC TRUGriffiths, Elly
Summary: Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced and living in London, is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed by a voice from the past, fellow performer Ted English, aka the Great Deceiver. Ted's assistant, Cherry, has been found dead in her Brighton boarding house and he's convinced that he'll be accused of her murder. Max agrees to talk to his friend, Superintendent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRIGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "Newly minted PI Emma Holmes and her partner Sam Collins are just settling into their business when they're chosen for a high-profile case: retired music-hall star Verity Malone hires them to find out who poisoned her husband, a theater impresario. Verity herself has been accused of the crime. The only hitch--the Brighton police are already on the case, putting Emma in direct competition with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021