Before Houdini (2) by Holt, Jeremy

33 in stock

260mm x 196mm x 10mm

Pages: 96

The exciting second volume of the After Houdini saga explores the origins of the elusive master of magic, the man who would becomeGǪHoudini.

London, 1888. A shadowy killer stalks the streets of London, his appetite for blood unleashed upon the cityGÇÖs lower classes. To defeat him, MI6 turns to its most top-secret team: four teenage agents with extraordinary giftsGÇöincluding a young American immigrant with a talent for illusion . . .

After Houdini began the story of Josef Houdini, son of the famous Harry HoudiniGÇöbrillian illusionist, acclaimed escape artist, and top-secret covert operative. Now we turn back the clock and meet Ehrich Weiss, a young man whose skill at picking locks is about to land him the adventure of his dreams, and pull him into a war that will affect his lifeGÇöand his sonGÇÖsGÇöfor years to come. This is the story of EhrichGÇÖs strange beginnings, from before he was a world-famous magician. Before he was a master of espionage. Before he was...Houdini.