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Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2012-02-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686194 |
Harry Houdini and his brother, Dash, are called to solve the murder of a toy tycoon in this first locked room mystery starring the legendary real-life magicians New York City, 1897: Young escapologist Harry Houdini is struggling to get the recognition he craves from the ruthless entertainment industry. But when toy tycoon Branford Wintour is found murdered in his Fifth Avenue mansion, detectives call upon Houdini to help solve this mysterious crime, ushering in a new era of Houdini’s career: amateur sleuth. When Harry and his brother Dash reach the scene of the murder, they discover Wintour was found dead in a room that was locked from the inside out—the result of a cruel magic trick. Together, the brothers Houdini launch their first ever investigation, venturing into the bizarre world of rare curios and the collectors who will pay any price to own them.
Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-02-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 085768292X |
The world’s most famous escape artist must uncover why his master’s illusion went horribly wrong in this “charming” historical mystery series from an Edgar Award–winning author (New York Times) In turn-of-the-century New York City, struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar. One night his master’s astonishing illusion the Floating Lady goes horribly wrong, with Kellar’s levitating assistant apparently plunging to her death. Houdini, along with his wife Bess and brother Dash, must solve the mystery and figure out how the young lady died from drowning rather than a fatal fall.
Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Detective and mystery stories, American |
ISBN | : 9780739423042 |
Houdini is asked to solve a murder that took place at a seance. Did they contact the wealthy industrialist?
Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2012-02-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686208 |
The world’s most famous escape artist must uncover why his master’s illusion went horribly wrong in this “charming” historical mystery series from an Edgar Award–winning author (New York Times) In turn-of-the-century New York City, struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar. One night his master’s astonishing illusion the Floating Lady goes horribly wrong, with Kellar’s levitating assistant apparently plunging to her death. Houdini, along with his wife Bess and brother Dash, must solve the mystery and figure out how the young lady died from drowning rather than a fatal fall.
Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2012-06-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686216 |
Will Harry Houdini’s penchant for exposing the trickery of mediums get him into a deeper mystery than he can handle? Still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York, Harry Houdini sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig. But to do so, he must work out how the medium managed to conjure a “spirit” while tied to a chair by Houdini himself—and how the apparition was able to stab an audience member to death and then disappear. The Houdini Specter is the third thrilling adventure in a Sherlock Holmes-inspired series starring the legendary magician.
Author | : Daniel Stashower |
Publisher | : Titan Books |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2012-06-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686216 |
The Great Harry Houdini is still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York. He sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig - if only he can work out how the medium managed to conjure a "spirit" while tied to a chair by Houdini himself or how the apparition was able to stab an audience member to death and then disappear! Another thrilling title in the Harry Houdini Mysteries series!
Author | : Sax Rohmer |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2014-06-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686771 |
Immediately before World War II, Fu-Manchu decides to kill or control the world’s war-mongering dictators, to pave the way for his own plans. The rapid-fire action moves from London to Venice to Paris, and involves various arcane and scientific forms of torture and death. BONUS FEATURE: "The Mark of the Monkey”, the second of three “lost adventures of Nayland Smith.” It appeared in Collier’s in 1931, then in the short story collection Tales of East and West.
Author | : Sax Rohmer |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2013-06-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0857686747 |
A strange epidemic sweeps the French Riviera - a biological weapon created by Dr. Fu-Manchu. Dr. Petrie is called upon by the French authorities, and when the truth emerges, Denis Nayland-Smith is summoned to help stop his arch-foe before he can succeed in spreading his plague across Europe. As they struggle to contain the horror, Petrie's friend, the botanist Alan Sterling cannot stop thinking of the mysterious Fleurette, unaware that the beautiful girl he chanced upon was raised by the emperor of evil himself, Dr. Fu-Manchu. One of the finest novels in the series, its biological theme is a precursor to Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and Fu-Manchu himself is the prototypical Dr. No.
Author | : Donald Hamilton |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2015-08-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1783299797 |
Matt Helm is unexpectedly rich, and he doesn’t like it. Twenty thousand mysterious dollars appear in his bank account, but this is no time for celebration. Another secret agent with an unexplained surplus is murdered, and Helm figures he better work out who his “benefactor” is before he becomes the next target.
Author | : Donald Hamilton |
Publisher | : Titan Books (US, CA) |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2015-04-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1783293012 |
It was a double mission this time. Firstly, to terminate a top-notch enemy agent. Secondly, to locate the missing fiancée of a Texas oil millionaire, lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Somehow these two cases were connected, but it wasn’t clear how until more high-profile types disappeared. They weren’t dead, just part of a deadly little game…