The Zig Zag Girl
- Published
- 1 January 2014
- Pages
- 1
- ISBN-13
- 9781785410642
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published in 2014, The Zig Zag Girl is the first entry in The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto), opening with a murder staged to mimic one of stage magician Max Mephisto's own tricks -- drawing him back into police work alongside his old wartime comrade, DI Edgar Stephens.
Key facts about The Zig Zag Girl
Elly Griffiths wrote The Zig Zag Girl, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2014. The book has 1 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781785410642 to find the main one.
The Zig Zag Girl is book 1 of 7 in The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) series. The series has 7 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 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 Zig Zag Girl is book 1 in the The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) series. It is followed by Smoke and Mirrors. 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 9781785410642
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781504640275