ZigZag Girl

On opening night at Atlantic City’s haunted Black Widow Theatre, brilliant young magician Lucy Moon finds a body inside the infamous sawing box that killed a performer decades earlier – a black rose clutched in her mouth. The rose terrifies Lucy for reasons she’s never confessed, and she knows one thing for certain: the killer will strike again.

As she races through Atlantic City’s shadowy underworld, Lucy must unmask a murderer who seems to know more about her past than she does. But when she falls for a charismatic magician who could be both the killer and the key to her own buried secrets, she realizes the truth may be the deadliest illusion of all.

To survive, Lucy must master the hardest trick yet: discovering who she really is.

"Action-packed and thrilling, but it's the extraordinary cast that really make this sing. Pure magic."

— Sarah Hilary, author of BLACK THORN

"Ruth Knafo Setton’s ZIGZAG GIRL is provocative and compelling, a work of fierce imagination. It sweeps the reader up in the uncanny magic of Atlantic City and the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Lucy Moon is a character for the ages."

— William Boyle, author of SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET

"Packed with suspense, romance, a wonderful cast of characters and deep, dark family secrets, ZIGZAG GIRL is a truly magical read. I couldn't put it down!"

— Alison Gaylin USA Today and International bestselling author of WE ARE WATCHING

"Ruth Setton's ZIG ZAG GIRL is everything a wonderful book is supposed to be: magical, suspenseful, and completely unpredictable. Part ghost story, part murder mystery, ZIG ZAG GIRL a breathtaking example of what a fine writer can do with a cast of great characters and a tale more than worthy of them."

— Gar Anthony Haywood, author of IN THINGS UNSEEN

"ZIGZAG GIRL is a tremendously original and engaging novel, a deft sleight of hand with a main character, Lucy Moon, I fell for hard and fast."

— Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of CROOKS

"ZIGZAG GIRL is a savvy contemporary urban mystery featuring the Lucy Moon, a talented performing magician with a hidden past. When one of her friends is murdered, she investigates, only to find more death and dangerous suspects. Lucy has to enlist the help of fellow female magicians and mystics to reveal the killer, before she becomes the next disappearing act! A fast-paced investigative saga with a bold, vivacious heroine, ZIGZAG GIRL is a delight for connoisseurs of modern mysteries, highly recommended."

— Midwest Book Review

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E-bog: 26. marts 2026