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Lädt ... The Blood Card (Magic Men Mysteries) (2017. Auflage)von Elly Griffiths (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This series , now about a police officer and a magician who used to be part of a military unit called the magic men remains entertaining. The plot of this one centered around a terrorist threat against Elizabeth the first's coronation and had some interesting historical flavor dealing with early days leading in to the red scare in America and internment of citizens in both the us and the Uk. I Recommend This Book Yes Review Last updated on 14 Aug 2017 Elly Griffiths is one of my favourite authors and I look forward to her Ruth Galloway novels. The Stephens and Mephisto series nearly passed me by and I think I only came across them whilst checking out when the next Ruth Galloway was to be published. Whilst each of the three Mephisto and Stephens novels can be read as standalone books I recommend that they are read in order so that the reader gets a full appreciation of the main characters as more details about them and their backstory is revealed with each subsequent novel. Murderers. magicians, gypsies and Queen Elizabeth - this books rocks along at a decent clip. Its hard to imagine a time where TV was new and and flying long distance was the exception rather than the rule but Elly Griffiths peppers these novels with enough historical detail to make the reader quite nostalgic...... In 1953 a former intelligence officer is found dead, stabbed, with an Ace of Hearts pinned to his chest. Is there an anarchist plot to bomb the new Queen's coronation? Enjoyably twisty and amusing enough characters to bring a smile to the reader's lips. And what a different world it was at the time of the last coronation. I hadn't realised the very thinly-disguised "The Good Old Days" went that far back. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Fiction.
Mystery.
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HTML: In the third Magic Men mystery, the first partially set in America, a threat of mass violence looms over Elizabeth II's coronation. Can DI Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto crack the case and save the crown? Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortuneteller. Meanwhile, his old pal, the magician Max Mephisto, is rehearsing for his television debut, a Coronation Day variety show. But upon hearing that their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, has been found dead in his flat, the two men join forces to find out what happened. While Max is stuck in rehearsals, Edgar finds himself heading to New York, hot on the trail of a mesmerist he's sure has valuable information for them-and his trusty sergeant, Emma, investigates some important leads at home. As the clock ticks down to Coronation Day, the team must scramble to keep Max's small-screen debut from ending in a dangerously explosive finale. .Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I really enjoyed the historical setting of the imminent coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. This coincides with the advent of television which those who attend Variety Theatre are fearful with mean the demise of live theatre.
The novel also filled in for me details that I had missed in the personal lives of Edgar, Max, and Emma.
An enjoyable and well written read. ( )