GREENVILLE, S.C., March 21, 2014 /Emag.co.uk/ – Harry Houdiniis getting the perfect present for his 140th birthday on March 24: a new novel in which the legendary magician solves a mystery with the help of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Harry Houdini in The Adventure of the Spook House, by C. Michael Forsyth, the two famous men—who were friends and later enemies in real life–probe a disappearance in a hellish haunted house.
There’s a huge resurgence of interest in Houdini, with a TV miniseries starring Adrien Brody set to air in 2014 and a Broadway musical in the works. The plot of the novel in a nutshell:
The year is 1922. A respected judge inexplicably vanishes in a decrepit mansion and two of the world’s most remarkable men are summoned to investigate: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator ofSherlock Holmes, and Harry Houdini, the world’s greatest escape artist.
Aided by a beautiful young psychic, the unlikely partners probe a mystery that becomes murkier and more perilous at every turn and brings them face to face with evil incarnate. To solve the riddle of The Spook House—and to survive its dangers—they must call upon all of their extraordinary mental and physical powers. As the tension mounts, sparks fly between Conan Doyle and Houdini, two vastly different men brought together by their fascination with the paranormal.
Sherlock Holmes societies around the world are rejoicing at the publication of a novel that puts the creator of their hero in an adventure of his own. The book is getting rave reviews.
“An exciting mystery full of twists, hair-breadth escapes and feats of derring-do. The author bringsArthur Conan Doyle and Houdini back to life as fully fleshed out characters who make splendid heroes. Thanks to Forsyth’s exhaustive research, the reader truly feels immersed in the 1920s. I recommend this book to people who enjoy mystery, suspense and intrigue woven into real historical settings.” — Dacre Stoker, co author of Dracula, the Un-dead, and great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker.
Forsyth is a Yale graduate and author of The Blood of Titans, The Identity Thief and Hour of the Beast.
The paperback and Kindle editions are available at Amazon.com. Here’s the link: HERE The Nook version can be found HERE
It’s available in all other popular eBook formats at Smashwords.com
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/416765
Publisher: Freedom’s Hammer ISBN 978-0-9884780-4-6
Paperback $13.46 at Amazon.com. eBook $5.99
More information on C. Michael Forsyth at http://freedomshammer.com
Media Contact: C. Michael Forsyth, Freedom’s Hammer Productions, 864-386-1146,cfors10917@aol.com
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