The Blood Card cover art

The Blood Card

The Brighton Mysteries, Book 3

 Preview

Audible Standard 1-month free trial

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo + applicable tax after 30-day trial. Cancel Anytime
Try for $0.00
More purchase options

The Blood Card

Written by: Elly Griffiths
Narrated by: James Langton
Try for $0.00

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $21.16

Buy Now for $21.16

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 fortune-teller. 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.

©2017 Elly Griffiths (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Cozy Crime Fiction Fiction Historical Mystery Solider Crime

You may also enjoy...
Smoke and Mirrors cover art
Smoke and Mirrors Written by: Elly Griffiths
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most Relevant
I'm really enjoying this series so far. The characters are interesting, the books are well written, and the narration is strong. I appreciate the peek into 1950's England - and in this book, the contrast with 1950's US. Elly Griffiths has created some interesting, flawed and complex characters that I like to watch as they go from book to book (I also enjoy her Ruth Galloway series). Recommended.

Enjoyable series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved it; Elly Griffith is a fantastic Writer, and James Langdon brings the Characters to life in a way that’s absolutely delightful!
I’m starting another in this series…Today!

🤗❤️

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Just keeps you guessing-fabulous writer and fabulous narration

So glad I discovered this writer and series

So good

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I gave this book 3 stars for the performances but the story was very lacking compared to the first one or the second one.

Each book diminishes my impression of the detective’s smarts or competency. This book fails to excite or intrigue because of how muddy it seems. I felt like the author was a little undecided on whether they wanted to write a romance novel or if they wanted to write a detective novel so the result feel short on both and makes the detective look incompetent in both aspects.

Not my fav in this series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.