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1784290289 
Smoke and mirrors 
Publication year: 2016
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Quercus
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781784290283 1784290289
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Originally published: 2015
Brighton, winter 1951. Pantomime season is in full swing on the pier with Max Mephisto starring in Aladdin, but Max's headlines have been stolen by the disappearance of two local children. When they are found dead in the snow, surrounded by sweets, it's not long before the press nickname them 'Hansel and Gretel'. DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The girl, Annie, used to write gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or migh
Series title: The Stephens and Mephisto series
Additional information: 337 pages, 20 cm
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Not to her usual standard. Started of well but it seemed she couldn't find the right ending so rushed into something that felt flat and at odds with the story.
16/03/19
Telford
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