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The Vanishing Box
- The Brighton Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Luke Thompson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
The fourth Brighton Mysteries story from the author of the best-selling Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Bryant and May.
What do a murdered Brighton flower seller, the death of Cleopatra, and a nude tableau show have in common? Listen to the most dangerous case yet for Stephens and Mephisto and find out.
Christmas 1953. Max Mephisto, and his daughter, Ruby, are headlining Brighton Hippodrome, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savoury support act: a tableau show of naked 'living statues'. This might appear to have nothing in common with DI Edgar Stephens's investigation into the death of a quiet flower seller, but if there's one thing the old comrades have learned it's that, in Brighton, the line between art and life - and death - is all too easily blurred....
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- Joy
- 18-11-17
Wonderful period detail
I love this series of books, and this one did not disappoint. Good story with great period details. Love the theatrical background, landladies and boarding houses. The characters are interesting and likeable. It is set in the winter and Elly even manages to make you feel cold. You can read this on it’s own but I recommend you read the series in order.
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- Happy Grandma
- 11-11-17
Good ‘old fashioned’ murder mystery
I love the murder mysteries by this author. Hope there is more Stephens and Mephisto.
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- Ian
- 11-11-17
Slow and disappointing
Dull story so slow I gave up in the end pity sounded promising for me it just never got going
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- Ellin
- 03-09-22
Audio producer/ director needs to do their job!
Elly Griffiths’ writing is of a consistently high standard and never fails to entertain. If you liked books 1-3 in this series you’ll like this one too. I enjoyed listening and the narrator did a good job but he was let down because nobody put him right over how to pronounce a few common words such as anti-Macassar(ch8), coital (ch11) or Tyrollean ( ch 24) and surely ‘thorough draft’ ( ch 4) should’ve been ‘through draft’? Such errors, whilst relatively trivial when compared to the horrors of the Ukrainian war, Brexit or Boris Johnson do stand out and spoil an otherwise excellent listening experience.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-05-21
Thrilling, cinematic and poignant!
One of the best in this series.
It's Christmas in Brighton but the atmosphere is oppressively gloomy, filmic descriptions of the faded seaside glamour envelopes & submerges you into 1950's Britain. Still recovering from war, tired of "making do & mend" this is the era of the matriarchal seaside landlady & her hotchpotch of tenants, ranging from glamorous showgirls to ancient lonely veterans. A new racier post war attitude is emerging & decent citizens think it threatens to morally bankrupt society. Amongst all this a naked girl is found murdered. Exciting stuff!
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- Claire Kendall-Price
- 08-12-17
Another excellent adventure
The stories get more mature with each book. I didn't guess the perpetrator at all.
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- allard
- 04-01-24
Brighton Mysteries murder
Love this story, mixing crime, love,passion and adventure! Well read and well written! Looking forward to the next one.
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- R Scott
- 20-12-23
Elegant, accurate capture of life in the fifties, with a terrific plot.
Set in the age of Variety Theatre, and revolving around the kind of acts that were around at the time, a murder plot with twists and turns to keep the listener guessing until the final reveal.
Exceptional acting performance by the narrator, providing voices that fitted the characters perfectly.
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- Linda
- 13-11-23
Didn’t want it to end!
I just love the main characters in this series. Love the plots that also include the theatre folk which give it all an unusual setting. Great read (note to self - I must make them last longer 😁).
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- suzanne garner
- 05-11-23
Great listen
What a great listen just loved all the characters and how like Thompson brought them all to life.
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