Allyson M W Dyar reviewed The Vanishing Box by Elly Griffiths
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4 stars
really enjoyed this mystery and honestly, I was totally taken by surprise by the revelation of the murderers.
The protagonists of the book are Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto.
Max, along with his daughter, is the headliner of a show at Brighton's Hippodrome, sharing the stage with a poodle act, magician, and tableaus of semi-naked women recreating famous scenes from history and fiction.
A young lady who lives in the boarding house along with two of the tableau ladies is killed and posted as if she was part of the Hippodrome's tableau. Of course, there are more murders during the two-week stint, so the story moves along at a great clip.
I really enjoy British mysteries, especially the historical ones as this takes place after World War II.
The characters are interesting and the mystery itself, as I mentioned, is a good one with a very satisfactory …
really enjoyed this mystery and honestly, I was totally taken by surprise by the revelation of the murderers.
The protagonists of the book are Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto.
Max, along with his daughter, is the headliner of a show at Brighton's Hippodrome, sharing the stage with a poodle act, magician, and tableaus of semi-naked women recreating famous scenes from history and fiction.
A young lady who lives in the boarding house along with two of the tableau ladies is killed and posted as if she was part of the Hippodrome's tableau. Of course, there are more murders during the two-week stint, so the story moves along at a great clip.
I really enjoy British mysteries, especially the historical ones as this takes place after World War II.
The characters are interesting and the mystery itself, as I mentioned, is a good one with a very satisfactory ending especially if you enjoy British or post-WWII mysteries.