In 1951 DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer during Brighton's holiday season after the gruesome murders of two children found at a crime scene eerily reminiscent of Hansel and Gretel.

In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto discover that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred.

Newly minted PI Emma Holmes, while investigating the murder of retired music-hall star Verity Malone’s husband, discovers they have a mutual connection—a man who is married to a Hollywood star who could blow this case wide open, but who could also be the killer.