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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 magiciansNew 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 show more 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. show less
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Young Escapologist Harry Houdini is the detective and his brother 'Dash' his able assistant in this fun romp.
A millionaire collector of automaton is found murdered in a locked room. The murder weapon seems to be a automaton sitting on the desk in front of the murdered man. The police call on Houdini to describe how the machine works,but instead he decides to attempt to solve the case himself.
This is a well-written story,with lots of Sherlock Holmes references to help it along.
I look forward to reading another in the series.
A millionaire collector of automaton is found murdered in a locked room. The murder weapon seems to be a automaton sitting on the desk in front of the murdered man. The police call on Houdini to describe how the machine works,but instead he decides to attempt to solve the case himself.
This is a well-written story,with lots of Sherlock Holmes references to help it along.
I look forward to reading another in the series.
The first in a series of books starring a very young Harry Houdini before he made it to the bigtime. The mystery grabs you at the beginning and the author doesn't let you down. It's good, old-fashioned mystery reading at its best.
Very entertaining!
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Daniel Stashower is the author of four mystery novels and a winner of the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship in Detective and Crime Fiction Writing. He lives in Bethesda, MD. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Original publication date
- 1999
- People/Characters
- Dash Hardeen; Harry Houdini
- Important places
- New York, USA; New York, New York, USA
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- 117
- Popularity
- 278,218
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.68)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
