The hall was filthy, the clay floor kicked up by hundreds of feet, and the dust hung like an iron around her neck.
But how are you supposed to answer without knowing me?īess began to cough. The woman stood up, her face in the shadows. The cards are meant to remain anonymous, Harry said. She glanced at Harry, then peered into the darkness. A woman’s small voice rose from the back of the theater.īess was seated in a wooden chair in the middle of the stage, a black lace veil draped over her head. Outside the hall, the winter roared over the cracked-earth streets, the horses stamping at their posts. He returned the note to its envelope and surveyed the audience. I have not heard from him in nineteen years. Where is my brother, John Murphy? Harry held the card to the light. Houdini is a “dazzling and enchanting” ( Shelf Awareness, starred review) tale, “a marvel that gallops through time and space” (Associated Press), and a “mesmerizing reimagining” ( People) of one of history’s greatest love stories. In surprising turns that weave through the uncertain days of the dawn of the twentieth century and continue into the dazzling 1920s, Mrs.
When the mystery finally leads Bess to the doorstep of a mysterious young photographer, she realizes that her husband’s magic may have been more than just illusion. Unlocking the puzzle will set Bess on a course back through the pair’s extraordinary romance, which swept the illusionist and his bride from the beaches of Coney Island, to the palaces of Budapest, to the back lots of Hollywood. But when a widowed Bess begins seeing this code in seemingly impossible places, it becomes clear that Harry has an urgent message to convey. “Richly lyrical and thought-provoking” ( Publishers Weekly, starred review), this “stellar debut from a novelist to watch” (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author) explores the passionate marriage of Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess-a love story that defied death itself.īefore escape artist Harry Houdini died, he vowed he would find a way to speak to his beloved wife, Bess, from beyond the grave using a coded message known only to the two of them.
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