by Barbara Michaels
I did not find this book as satisfying as her other novels. The language seemed forced and the story never built to a satifying conclusion. Its not bad, it's just not excellent.
I appreciate that Michaels was trying something different with this novel (which is basically a gathering of Harry Houdini, Arthur Conan Doyle, and some other people telling stories), but it just didn't work. The book as whole didn't feel cohesive.