{"product_id":"smoke-and-mirrors-a-mystery-paperback","title":"Smoke and Mirrors: A Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another great series.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A dazzlingly tricky mystery.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A tremendous skein of red herrings, sharp and thorough police work, [and] mysterious connections.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBookgasm \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about magician Max Mephisto's star turn in \u003cem\u003eAladdin.\u003c\/em\u003e But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were found in the woods alongside a trail of candy--a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of \"Hansel and Gretel.\" \u003cbr\u003e Edgar has plenty of leads. Annie, a dark child, wrote gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her final script? Or does the macabre staging of the bodies point to the theater and the capricious cast of \u003cem\u003eAladdin\u003c\/em\u003e? Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Excellent . . . Evoking both the St. Mary Mead of Agatha Christie and the theater world of Ngaio Marsh.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mysteries. She is the recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47443775389874,"sku":"9781328745590","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4c2c42f4a6026b2c215ff28ae9f8afd9.webp?v=1778693718","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/smoke-and-mirrors-a-mystery-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}