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    The Magician's Lie: A Novel
    The Magician's Lie: A Novel
    The Magician's Lie: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Magician's Lie: A Novel

    Written by Greer Macallister

    Narrated by Julia Whelan and Nick Podehl

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    Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in The Magician's Lie, a debut novel in which the country's most notorious female illusionist stands accused of her husband's murder—and she has only one night to convince a small-town policeman of her innocence.

    The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. One night in Waterloo, Iowa, with young policeman Virgil Holt watching from the audience, she swaps her trademark saw for a fire ax. Is it a new version of the illusion, or an all-too-real murder? When Arden's husband is found lifeless beneath the stage later that night, the answer seems clear.

    But when Virgil happens upon the fleeing magician and takes her into custody, she has a very different story to tell. Even handcuffed and alone, Arden is far from powerless—and what she reveals is as unbelievable as it is spellbinding. Over the course of one eerie night, Virgil must decide whether to turn Arden in or set her free…and it will take all he has to see through the smoke and mirrors.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 13, 2015
    ISBN9781491585207
    Author

    Greer Macallister

    Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister earned her MFA in creative writing from American University. Her historical novels, including The Magician’s Lie, Girl in Disguise, Woman 99, and The Arctic Fury, have been named Book of the Month, Indie Next, LibraryReads, Target Book Club, and Amazon Best Book of the Month picks and optioned for film and television. As G. R. Macallister, she is the author of the Five Queendoms series, which Paste Magazine called “the best feminist fantasy series you probably haven’t read yet.” A regular contributor to Writer Unboxed and the Chicago Review of Books, she lives with her family in Boston. 

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      For some reason I kept listening, expecting more, expecting a better edge to the story. No character grabbed me through appeals to pathos. The secrets of magicians were tedious. I appreciate texts that are not even a favorite, but I always want text with metaphors and language that keeps me listening , that’s well-crafted. This was an ok story. I guessed the end early on which was not a feat. I still listened for hours, hoping for more, and gave it a chance. Usually I’m pulled through a story when the writer employs good rhetorical appeals, even if it isn’t wonderful. Novice talent can show promise. I wanted to find that here as the premise was interesting.

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