| Elephants in the Distance Contributor(s): Stashower, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933397659 ISBN-13: 9781933397658 Publisher: Felony & Mayhem OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Paul Galliard is a magician by training and heredity: his father died performing the Bullet Catch, an infamous trick that over the centuries has claimed the lives of more than a dozen magicians. A pragmatist, Paul confines his conjuring to commercials; he shows up often on TV screens, demonstrating the magical power of some brand of household cleanser. Then he gets a call. A producer wants to do a show highlighting his fathers old cronies, those grizzled vets of the glory days of TV magic-acts. Their top-hats are moth-eaten, their rabbits have arthritis, but theyre desperate for one last shot at the limelight. Paul would like to give it to them these fellows all but raised him. But theres a catch a Bullet Catch, to be precise. Either Paul does the trick that killed his father, or the show doesnt go on. "Stashower works powerful magic of the literary kind . . . this is a model whodunit, expertly constructed and executed with real finesse" New York Times Stashower is himself a magician, and his descriptions of magic arcana offer a fascinating counterpoint to the fast-moving plot Chicago Tribune |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.2" W x 7.2" (0.60 lbs) 236 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Paul Galliard is a magician by training and heredity: his father died performing the Bullet Catch, an infamous trick that over the centuries has claimed the lives of more than a dozen magicians. A pragmatist, Paul confines his conjuring to commercials; he shows up often on TV screens, demonstrating the magical power of some brand of household cleanser. Then he gets a call. A producer wants to do a show highlighting his father's old cronies, those grizzled vets of the glory days of TV magic-acts. Paul would like to give them a last shot at the limelight, but there's a catch - a Bullet Catch, to be precise. Either Paul does the trick that killed his father, or the show doesn't go on. |