A sequel to <IT>Zig Zag Girl<RO> finds DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto hunting for a killer during Brighton's holiday season after the gruesome murders of two children found at a crime scene eerily reminiscent of "Hansel and Gretel." By a winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award. 20,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer during Brighton's holiday season after the gruesome murders of two children found at a crime scene eerily reminiscent of "Hansel and Gretel." - (Baker & Taylor)
"In the sequel to the "captivating"* Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale. *Wall Street Journal It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were strangled to death in the woods, abandoned alongside a trail of candy a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel. Edgar has plenty of leads to investigate. Annie, a surprisingly dark child, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her unfinished final script? Or does the macabre staging of Annie and Mark's deaths point to the theater and the capricious cast of characters performing in Aladdin? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection?"-- - (Baker & Taylor)
<strong>In the sequel to the "captivating"* </strong><em><strong>Zig Zag Girl,</strong></em><strong> DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale.</strong><br><strong> <br><strong>*</strong><em>Wall Street Journal</em></strong><br><br> It’s Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of <em>Aladdin</em>, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He’s investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were strangled to death in the woods, abandoned alongside a trail of candy—a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel.<br><br> Edgar has plenty of leads to investigate. Annie, a surprisingly dark child, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her unfinished final script? Or does the macabre staging of Annie and Mark’s deaths point to the theater and the capricious cast of characters performing in <em>Aladdin</em>? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection? - (HARPERCOLL)
<div><b>In the sequel to the "captivating"* </b><i><b>Zig Zag Girl,</b></i><b> DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale.</b><br><b> <br><b>*</b><i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br> It’s Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of <i>Aladdin</i>, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He’s investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were strangled to death in the woods, abandoned alongside a trail of candy—a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel.<br><br> Edgar has plenty of leads to investigate. Annie, a surprisingly dark child, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her unfinished final script? Or does the macabre staging of Annie and Mark’s deaths point to the theater and the capricious cast of characters performing in <i>Aladdin</i>? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection?</div> - (Houghton)
<div>In the captivating sequel to the "enormously engaging" (<i>Daily Mail</i>) <i>Zig Zag Girl, </i>Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer who stages his victims in horrific tableaus of very grim fairy tales.</div> - (Houghton)
<div><b>In the sequel to the "captivating"* </b><i><b>Zig Zag Girl,</b></i><b> DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale.</b><br><b> <br><b>*</b><i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br> It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of <i>Aladdin</i>, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were strangled to death in the woods, abandoned alongside a trail of candy'a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel.<br><br> Edgar has plenty of leads to investigate. Annie, a surprisingly dark child, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her unfinished final script? Or does the macabre staging of Annie and Mark's deaths point to the theater and the capricious cast of characters performing in <i>Aladdin</i>? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection?</div> - (Houghton)
<div>In the captivating sequel to the "enormously engaging" (<i>Daily Mail</i>) <i>Zig Zag Girl, </i>Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer who stages his victims in horrific tableaus of very grim fairy tales.</div> - (Houghton)