The Vanishing Box
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 1
- ISBN-13
- 9781094134956
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Vanishing Box, the fourth book in The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto), precedes Now You See Them. Like the rest of the series, it draws its clues from the world of magicians, ventriloquists and impresarios populating Brighton's declining entertainment scene.
Key facts about The Vanishing Box
Elly Griffiths wrote The Vanishing Box, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2017. The book has 1 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781094134956 to find the main one.
The Vanishing Box is book 4 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)
The Vanishing Box is book 4 in the The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) series. It follows The Blood Card. It is followed by Now You See Them. 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 9781094134956