<p><b>The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Bryant and May. </b><b>''Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie'' <i>Sunday Express</i> (on <i>Smoke and Mirrors</i>)</b><br><br><b>What do a murdered Brighton flower seller, the death of Cleopatra and a nude tableau show have in common? Read the most dangerous case yet for Stephens and Mephisto to find out. </b><br><br>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'' current case of the death of a quiet flowerseller, 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...</p>