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Series
Zig and Nola novels volume 1
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
"Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run. Zig works at Dover Air Force Base, helping put to rest the bodies of those who die on top-secret...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life.
Author
Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 9
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Pub. Date
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English
Description
After an illusionist on stage saws into his assistant, Harry Houdini's wife hires Molly Murphy to be part investigator/part bodyguard and uncover whether NYC's masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 22
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
"Join Jack and Annie as they as they meet one of the world's most famous illusionists - Harry Houdini!"--
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Publisher
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English
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A snapshot of one moment in the life of Harry Houdini, focusing on the events of a single day -- May 1, 1908 -- and a single publicity stunt, in which Houdini leapt into the near-frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts wearing only a bathing suit and shackled at the wrists and ankles, and though we know what to expect, he still pulls several surprises. Bold graphics presents a living picture of this greatest of American showmen, and probably...
Author
Series
Audacity Jones volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Audacity Jones and her best friend, Bimmy, are on their way to New York City, with Cypher, who is now a detective in the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and their assignment involves Harry Houdini and the illusion he is planning--and it will take all of Audie's skills, and the help of her clever cat Min, to prevent the performance from being sabotaged.
Author
Series
Time spies volume 4
Publisher
Mirrorstone
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When Mattie, Sophie, and Alex travel back in time to the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, they decide to help Harry Houdini's failing magic show, but they find themselves in need of help when they are accused of stealing a priceless diamond.
11) Other worlds
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, psychoanalyst Nandor Fodor, and a mystery writer put their minds to solving a pair of mysteries involving families beset by poltergeist pranks and bewitched by inexplicable horrors.
12) Nevermore
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
In New York City, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Houdini, the master escape artist, team up to solve a series of murders with occult overtones. By the author of Falling Angel.
13) The séance
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In 1926, magician Harry Houdini arrives in the city to perform magic and to expose fraudulent mediums but thirteen-year-old Scooter King, who works for his mother making her séances seem real, needs Houdini's help to solve a murder.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"San Francisco, 1915. As America teeters on the brink of world war, Charmian and her husband, famed novelist Jack London, wrestle with genius and desire, politics and marital competitiveness. Charmian longs to be viewed as an equal partner who put her own career on hold to support her husband, but Jack doesn't see it that way--until Charmian is pulled from the audience during a magic show by escape artist Harry Houdini, a man enmeshed in his own complicated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In 1814, redcoats burned the White House to the ground. In 1889, Harry Houdini discovered a trick that would save his life. In 1955, the U.S. launched the world's first nuclear submarine. And one family pulled the strings behind the scenes at each of these events: the Cahills--the most powerful family the world has ever known. Now the Cahills have opened their vault and dangerous secrets are pouring out. This book contains three of them--three stories...
16) Mrs. Houdini
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After her husband Harry dies, Bess Houdini starts noticing everywhere the code he promised he'd send her from the great beyond and retraces their remarkable romance, from Coney Island, to Budapest, to Hollywood, in an effort to decipher the urgent message from her husband.
18) Born of illusion
Author
Series
Born of illusion volume 1
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Anna Van Housen has a secret. A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920's New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini -- or so Marguerite claims -- sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her own gifts secret from her opportunistic...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When Brad is too scared to spend a full night in the museum's nature exhibit, the Secret Museum sends him and his friends to meet real-life magician Harry Houdini! Can Harry help Brad overcome his fears?"--Back cover.