He wanted a name to suit his career of magic and entertainment and he chose a name that paid homage to one of the legendary magicians of all time: Robert Houdin. He was born Ehrich Weiss but, at an early age, he chose another name for himself. Originally published as: SPELLBINDER: The Life of Harry Houdini. A Grand Night for Murder, set in the real-life world of mystery writing and publishing, is sure to delight and amuse all fans of the genre. Harvey Goldstein, the mystery-loving New York city Chief of Detectives, and his aide-de-camp Sergeant John Bogdanovic must sort through a slew of suspects, who are all well practiced in the art of murder, to find out who finally killed the unlikable writer. On the night of his murder, however, Dodge had attended the Mystery Writers of America's annual Edgar Allan Poe Award banquet-at which he was honored with their Grandmaster Award-and spent the evening surrounded by the luminaries of the mystery-writing field. A prominent author of espionage and true crime books, dodge was roundly disliked by nearly everyone with whom he came in contact.
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When best-selling author Jonathon Dodge was found dead in an abandoned boat-house in update New York, there was no lack of suspects for his murder. When more partiers are put in peril, it becomes clear the game is indeed on, and it’s up to Dorothy, surprise guest Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the members of the Round Table to stay alive-and relatively sober-long enough to find the killer… No one knows who the killer is, but one thing is for sure-they won’t be making gin in that bathtub. But young Broadway starlet Bibi Bibelot trumps them all when her dead body is found in the bathtub. How about a little game of “Murder”? Each partygoer draws a card to be detective, murderer, or victim. Since the swanky soiree is happening in the penthouse suite of swashbuckling star Douglas Fairbanks, some derring-do is called for. Why should Dorothy Parker’s friends be the only ones making “enviable names” in “science, art, and parlor games”? Dorothy can play with the best of them-as she sets out to prove at a New Year’s Eve party at the Algonquin Hotel. Grounded in solid research, but as exciting and dramatic as a good thriller, THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI traces the magician's long and circuitous route from struggling vaudevillian to worldwide legend. An organized network of fanatics, led by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, worked relentlessly to orchestrate a campaign that would silence Houdini forever. But the Spiritualists were a powerful adversary. Convinced that Spiritualist mediums were frauds, he became obsessed with exposing them. After the war, Houdini embarked upon what became his most dangerous mission when he took on the Spiritualist movement. The authors give thrilling accounts of his assignments, such as his participation in early aerial surveillance and his use of his own magic magazine to communicate espionage-related information.
In exchange for his cooperation, the governments of these two countries facilitated his rise to the top of the world stage. Using exclusive access to newly uncovered archives, Kalush and Sloman reveal the clandestine agreements in which the British and Americans recruited Houdini to be an active secret agent. When his suspects fill up the county morgue instead of the jail, Tatum realizes he must fall back on his training as an Army sniper to regain Superior Position and stop the terror from the ridge above. Tatum cannot overcome the sniper's meticulous planning and penchant for public assassinations. As Tatum muddles through the deception and lies in his once-innocent alpine village, the sniper stays one step ahead of him, killing mercilessly, then disappearing into the Colorado wilderness, eliminating carefully chosen targets with impunity. No one is safe from the deadly accurate vengeance of a well-placed rifle bullet. But Tatum has little time to ponder motive, because the bullets are flying. The woman with the bullet hole in her temple was a reporter from the Rocky Mountain News, and her journal reveals secret affairs, political corruption, and a pending environmental disaster. Tatum never expected to find himself on the wrong side of the crosshairs, either. As Deputy Sheriff of Mineral County, Colorado, he gets to ride a horse and wear a cool hat, but he never expected to find a dead woman in the hills behind his cabin. Former Army sniper Bill Tatum likes his new job.
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