The silent assassin /
Nicholson, Simon.
The silent assassin / Simon Nicholson. - 206 pages ; 20 cm. - Harry Houdini. .
Includes an excerpt from The magician's fire.
The world's most famous magician. But before his name became legend, who was young Harry Houdini? London, 1886. Lady Flora Cusp, devoted to funding libraries for the poor, has been shot in her room. Who could possibly have wanted to harm her? It is up to Harry, Billie, and Artie to find out who did it, and to stop the gunman from striking again. But as they delve deeper the case takes a deadly turn. Harry may be an incredible escape artist, but with the assassin now on his tail, how will he get out alive? Before his name became legend, who was the young Harry Houdini? Find out in this epic reimagining of Harry's early life. In this adventure, Harry uses his extraordinary skills to investigate a murder. But as he and his friends delve deeper into the mystery, a disguised assassin starts to focus his lethal attentions on them . .
Text in English
9780192744890 (pbk)
Houdini, Harry, -- 1874-1926 -- Juvenile fiction.
Escape artists -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Assassins -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Juvenile fiction.
N52
The silent assassin / Simon Nicholson. - 206 pages ; 20 cm. - Harry Houdini. .
Includes an excerpt from The magician's fire.
The world's most famous magician. But before his name became legend, who was young Harry Houdini? London, 1886. Lady Flora Cusp, devoted to funding libraries for the poor, has been shot in her room. Who could possibly have wanted to harm her? It is up to Harry, Billie, and Artie to find out who did it, and to stop the gunman from striking again. But as they delve deeper the case takes a deadly turn. Harry may be an incredible escape artist, but with the assassin now on his tail, how will he get out alive? Before his name became legend, who was the young Harry Houdini? Find out in this epic reimagining of Harry's early life. In this adventure, Harry uses his extraordinary skills to investigate a murder. But as he and his friends delve deeper into the mystery, a disguised assassin starts to focus his lethal attentions on them . .
Text in English
9780192744890 (pbk)
Houdini, Harry, -- 1874-1926 -- Juvenile fiction.
Escape artists -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Assassins -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950 -- Juvenile fiction.
N52
