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The Magician's Lie

by Greer Macallister
9 CDs. 11 hrs. Brilliance. 2015. ISBN 9781491585221. $26.99. 1 MP3-CD, Playaway digital. F
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Turn-of-the-century illusionist the Amazing Arden is apprehended by a policeman outside Waterloo, IA, after the murder of her "husband." In his small jailhouse in the wee hours of the morning, Officer Holt demands that Arden confess to the murder. She insists she is innocent and instead she tells him her life story—one of abuse, fear, and violence. Officer Holt must decide if she is telling the truth or simply creating another illusion. Macallister crafts her story by jumping between the present and the past, passing the narration between Arden and Holt, the parts beautifully read by Julia Whelan and Nick Podehl as the two central characters revealing themselves bit by bit.
VERDICT Fans of historical fiction will enjoy this book. ["Macallister…has created a captivating world of enchantment and mystery that readers will be loath to leave," read the review of the Sourcebooks Landmark hc, LJ 9/15/14.]
Reviewed by Joanna Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Libs., Providence , Apr 15, 2015
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