GRIFFITHS, ELLY - The Vanishing Box - a Stephens and Mephisto Mystery

London, Quercus. 2017, First. (ISBN: 9781784297008). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket whih is not price-clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 358 pages. Winter 1953. A young flower seller is found dead in her room at a Brighton boarding house, posed with chilling perfection into a recreation of a famous painting of the death of Lady Jane Grey. This is a killer unlike any DI Edgar Stephens has encountered before. Across the city at the Hippodrome theatre, Max Mephisto is top of the bill in a double act with his daughter Ruby. Tarnishing the experience. though, is one of the other acts: a seedy living tableaux show where barely-dressed women strike poses from famous historical scenes. Is the resemblance to the murder scene pure coincidence or is life imitating art? When another death occurs - this time within the troupe itself - Max once agin finds himself involved in one of Edgar's cases. D4D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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