ZigZag Girl

"A story of magic, mystery and murder set in 1950s Atlantic City, New Jersey. When Lucy Moon, a fêted female stage illusionist discovers a dead body, she is drawn into a murder investigation and towards the enigmatic Elvis Jones, both prime suspect and ill-advised love interest. This moody, noir-ish novel is perfect for readers who want to feel immersed in an atmospheric era. As the author has written: “In Atlantic City, past and present bump into each other on the legendary boardwalk that stretches between glittering casinos and the indifferent Atlantic Ocean… It’s a town that exists in the space between dreams and disappointment. She’s been battered by bankruptcies and hurricanes, yet every dawn the Atlantic still crashes against her pilings, and the wheel still spins at Steel Pier.” Full of trickery and intrigue."