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While inventorying the personal collection of a deceased magician in NYC, librarian-turned-sleuth Greer Hogan, determined to solve her husband's murder, finds her investigation has struck a nerve when she's attacked and turns to a magician named Grim to shine a spotlight on a killer before she's next.
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Magpie Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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June 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique.Then the secret service call.For, aware of Hitler's belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy's chain of command.Daphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood...
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. This book celebrates more than 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians. It traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s.
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Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory: After winning a trip to see the inside of a chocolate factory, a poor young boy named Charlie Bucket is rewarded by eccentric candy-maker Willy Wonka for having a kind heart.
Wonka: Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's...
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Alliance Atlantis
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold. When Leopold's new fiancée rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession. Suddenly the city's Chief Inspector finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares...
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