Author: johngaspard

Eli Marks’s trip to London with his uncle Harry quickly turns homicidal when the older magician finds himself accused of murder. A second slaying does little to take the spotlight off Harry, instead making it clear that someone is knocking off Harry’s elderly peers in bizarrely effective ways. But who? The tale takes an odd twist when the prime suspect appears to be a bitter performer with a … grudge…who committed suicide over thirty years before.While Eli struggles to prove his uncle’s innocence¿and keep them both alive¿he finds himself embroiled in a battle of his own: a favorite magic routine…

Magician Eli Marks reluctantly shows up to his high school reunion, only to face two murderous situations… As the body count ticks upward, can he pull off a great escape? An absorbing mystery!

When stage magician Eli Marks performs at a zombie-themed gala, two real corpses turn up! Can Eli uncover the truth before the guests go home? A recent release in a mystery series that offers “an intriguing cross between noir and cozy” (Library Journal).