âNoyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent.â*
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A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the âother sideâ was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless sÊances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm.
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The craze caught Harry Houdiniâs attention. Well-known by then as most renowned magician and escape artist, he began to investigate these spiritual phenomena. Are ghosts real? Can we communicate with them? Catch them in photographs? Or are all mediums âflim-flammers,â employing tricks and illusions like Houdini himself?
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Peopled with odd and fascinating characters, Houdiniâs gripping quest will excite readersâ universal wonderment with life, death, and the possibility of the Beyond.Â
*School Library Journal, starred review of Ten Days a Madwoman
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