Harry Houdni's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them ... or silence her before she can reveal them on her own. Boston, 1926. Jenny "Wren" Lockhart is a bold eccentric-even for a female vaudevillian. As notorious for her inherited...
Harry Houdni's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them ... or silence her before she can reveal them on her own.
Boston, 1926. Jenny "Wren" Lockhart is a bold eccentric-even for a female vaudevillian. As notorious for her inherited wealth and gentleman's dress as she is for her unsavory upbringing in the back halls of a vaudeville theater, Wren lives in a world that challenges all manner of conventions.
In the months following Houdini's death, Wren is drawn into a web of mystery surrounding a spiritualist by the name of Horace Stapleton, a man defamed by Houdini's ardent debunking of fraudulent mystics in the years leading up to his death. But in a public illusion that goes terribly wrong, one man is dead and another stands charged with his murder. Though he's known as one of her teacher's greatest critics, Wren must decide to become the one thing she never wanted to be: Stapleton's defender.
Forced to team up with the newly formed FBI, Wren races against time and an unknown enemy, all to prove the innocence of a hated man. In a world of illusion, of the vaudeville halls that showcase the flamboyant and the strange, Wren's carefully constructed world threatens to collapse around her. Layered with mystery, illusion, and the artistry of the Jazz Age's bygone vaudeville era, The Illusionist's Apprentice is a journey through love and loss and the underpinnings of faith on each life's stage.
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Harry Houdni's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them ... or silence her before she can reveal them on her own. Boston, 1926. Jenny "Wren" Lockhart is a bold eccentric-even for a female vaudevillian. As notorious for her inherited...
Harry Houdni's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them ... or silence her before she can reveal them on her own.
Boston, 1926. Jenny "Wren" Lockhart is a bold eccentric-even for a female vaudevillian. As notorious for her inherited wealth and gentleman's dress as she is for her unsavory upbringing in the back halls of a vaudeville theater, Wren lives in a world that challenges all manner of conventions.
In the months following Houdini's death, Wren is drawn into a web of mystery surrounding a spiritualist by the name of Horace Stapleton, a man defamed by Houdini's ardent debunking of fraudulent mystics in the years leading up to his death. But in a public illusion that goes terribly wrong, one man is dead and another stands charged with his murder. Though he's known as one of her teacher's greatest critics, Wren must decide to become the one thing she never wanted to be: Stapleton's defender.
Forced to team up with the newly formed FBI, Wren races against time and an unknown enemy, all to prove the innocence of a hated man. In a world of illusion, of the vaudeville halls that showcase the flamboyant and the strange, Wren's carefully constructed world threatens to collapse around her. Layered with mystery, illusion, and the artistry of the Jazz Age's bygone vaudeville era, The Illusionist's Apprentice is a journey through love and loss and the underpinnings of faith on each life's stage.
The Illusionist's Apprentice$26.99
Koorong code457243
ISBN9780718041502
Pages368
PublisherThomas Nelson Publishers
Publication date22 May 2017
Dimensions25 x 140 x 215mm
Weight0.33kg
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This was a very interesting book as I have never read one based on Illusionist's before. It was very well done and the characters came to life for me. I would definitely urge you to pick up this book for something a bit out of the ordinary. Very enjoyable.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
5 years ago
Interesting romantic suspense set in the jazz era
When a debunked spiritualist supposedly brings a corpse back from the dead, things don't quite go to the plan. The 'corpse' dies for real shortly afterwards and the newly-formed FBI enlist Houdini's former apprentice, the beautiful and enigmatic Wren Lockhart, to uncover what really happened. Now a famed illusionist in her own right, Wren has secrets of her own and doesn't want handsome detective Elliott Matthews delving too closely into her family background. All of that changes when an attempt is made on her life. \\n\\nI really enjoyed this book. It's the first novel I've read that's set in the jazz era of the 1920s and there was a lot of original spin. The settings, and the character of Wren in particular, were fresh and the mystery was intriguing. Some of the story is told in flashback, so we are able to witness a traumatic event in Wren's life and also see her interacting with Houdini. Faith elements were woven throughout the story in a subtle way that made you think. The author also writes beautifully and there was a lot of evocative imagery. \\n\\nI got a little confused at the end when the threads were coming together. I had to flick back a few times to remind myself of some things. I'm still not entirely sure I understand exactly what happened with Wren's sister on that fateful night and I had trouble remembering who one of the secondary characters was. However, other aspects were satisfactorily resolved and I enjoyed the book overall.
