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The Last Illusion

By: Rhys Bowen
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
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Irish immigrant and private detective Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to see world-famous illusionist Harry Houdini. But before he can even take the stage, the opening act goes horribly wrong—and the sensational Signor Scarpelli’s lovely assistant is sawed in half. In the aftermath, Scarpelli accuses Houdini of tampering with his equipment. Who else but the so-called Handcuff King could have got a hold of his trunk of tricks, which he keeps under lock and key?

And it seems the maestro Scarpelli’s not the only one critical of Houdini. Now that he’s raised the stakes to such a perilous level, lesser acts are being put out of business. With everyone on edge, Houdini’s wife hires Molly to watch his back. But how can she protect a man who literally risks his life every night? Now it’s up to Molly to keep an eye on Houdini and find out whether these masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks—or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on…

©2010 Rhys Bowen (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Cosy Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Big fan of the Molly Murphy series but this story seemed to drag!
Story dragged on for all of the chapters and then seemed to conclude everything very quickly in the last chapter.
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Big fan of the MM series but story seemed to drag

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This is a funny, exciting detective story where she stumbles across the clues. Read brilliantly by Nicole Barbara.

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