Elly Griffiths: The Brighton Mysteries Books 1 to 6

by Elly Griffiths

Set in atmospheric post-war Brighton, read all six books in the Brighton Mysteries in one great-value volume. From the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.

Meet Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and his old comrade, magician Max Mephisto. Edgar and Max served together during the war as a part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men. Now the fighting is over, the two men are brought together when a magic trick ends in murder.

Join Stephens and Mephisto as they investigate a variety of cases, featuring murdered theatre impresarios, missing children and anarchist plots.

Fans of Agatha Christie will love these historical murder mysteries for their gripping plots and brilliant combination of murder, mystery and magic.


Praise for the Brighton Mysteries

'Subtle, charming and very good' Daily Mail

'Original, lively and gripping' Independent

'Recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express

'Well-written and well-researched' Literary Review

'Full of period detail, smart plotting and likable characters' Mail on Sunday

1723 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 6, 2023

About the author

Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway novels take for their inspiration Elly's husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt who lives on the Norfolk coast and who filled her niece's head with the myths and legends of that area. Elly has two children and lives near Brighton. Though not her first novel, The Crossing Places is her first crime novel.