The vanishing box / Elly Griffiths.

What do a murdered Brighton flowerseller, the death of
Cleopatra and a nude tableau show have in common? One
thing's for sure - it could be the most dangerous case yet
for Stephens and Mephisto... 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..."--
Publisher's description.