Smoke and Mirrors
- Published
- 1 January 2015
- Pages
- 345
- ISBN-13
- 9781784290269
- Type
- novel
About this book
Arriving in 2015, Smoke and Mirrors continues The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) between The Zig Zag Girl and The Blood Card, staying rooted in the fading world of post-war variety theatre that gives the series its suspects and settings.
Key facts about Smoke and Mirrors
Elly Griffiths wrote Smoke and Mirrors, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2015. The book has 345 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781784290269 to find the main one.
Smoke and Mirrors is book 2 of 7 in The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) series. The series has 7 published books. However, the series starts with The Zig Zag Girl (2014). The Great Deceiver is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 24 October 2023.
Additionally, Elly Griffiths writes Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur and A Girl Called Justice, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle grade and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Case of the Christmas Card is the latest published Elly Griffiths book on file, from 8 October 2026.
About Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of British novelist Domenica de Rosa, who worked in publishing and wrote several novels under her own name before turning to crime fiction. See every Elly Griffiths book in order.
Its place in The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto)
Smoke and Mirrors is book 2 in the The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) series. It follows The Zig Zag Girl. It is followed by The Blood Card. See the full The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) reading order.
Elly Griffiths's third detective series pairs DI Edgar Stephens with Max Mephisto, a stage magician, against the fading glamour of post-war Brighton. The two men served together during the Second World War in the Magic Men, a real-inspired shadowy military unit that used stage-magic deception techniques for wartime camouflage and misdirection — a shared history that gives their unlikely partnership its emotional foundation. The Zig Zag Girl (2014) opens with a murder staged to mimic one of Max's own magic tricks…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781784290269