Masters of Mystery

by Christopher Sandford

Book Overview

Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing career, killing off Sherlock Holmes in the process, in order to concentrate on his increasingly manic interest in Spiritualism. Houdini, who regularly conducted s ances in an attempt to reach his late mother, was also infatuated with the idea of what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230342035
• ISBN13: 9780230342033
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"