Not all illusions happen on the stage.
Wren Lockhart, apprentice to master illusionist Harry Houdini, uses life on a vaudeville stage to
escape the pain of her past. She continues her career of illusion after her mentor’s death, intent on burying her true identity.
But when a rival performer’s act goes tragically wrong, the newly formed FBI calls on Wren to speak the truth—and reveal her real name to the world. She transfers her skills for misdirection from the stage to the back halls of vaudeville, as she finds herself the unlikely partner in the FBI’s investigation. All the while Houdini’s words echo in her mind: Whatever occurs, the crowd must believe it’s what you meant to happen. She knows that if anyone digs too deep, secrets long kept hidden may find their way to the surface—and shatter her carefully controlled world.
Set during one of the richest, most vibrant eras in American history, this Jazz Age novel of illusion, suspense, and forgotten pasts is perfect for fans of The Magician’s Lie, challenging all to find the underpinnings of faith on their own life’s stage.
“Prepare to be amazed by The Illusionist’s Apprentice.” —Greer Macallister, bestselling author of The Magician’s Lie and Girl in Disguise
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Summary
Book Title: The Illusionist's Apprentice Book Author: Kristy Cambron What do you like about this book:
"Confident, clever, independent, and sad."
F. B. I. Agent Elliott Matthews has just met and interviewed Harry Houdini's former assistant, Wren Lockhart, regarding the death of a fellow illusionist whose philosophy of performance radically clashed with that of the iconic, but recently deceased Houdini. Wren attended the very public spectacle that morphed into a murder scene, and Elliott is convinced she knows more than she is willing to admit. Her calm, controlled demeanor is that of a seasoned veteran of the stage, inspiring Elliott to follow her to a performance, where he forces himself into the very world she seems determined to use as a mask.
What he unearths is a myriad of possibilities, both personal and professional, as he and the lovely Miss Lockhart partner together to solve an ongoing case that becomes incrementally more dangerous for those they love. The illusionist's apprentice has a name and it is not Wren Lockhart, and she has a past, which is not pretty. Someone is bent on exposing everything.
Dive into the world of performance, riddled with dazzling displays of practiced trickery, and mixed with moments of unrivaled tenderness, as Kristy Cambron pulls her readers onto a stage all her own, with this magnificent display of historical fiction.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions stated are entirely my own.
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