Dahl,
Michael. Out the Rear Window. (Hotel Hocus
Pocus series) Capstone/Stone Arch 112p $23.99 978-1-4342-4038-5 2013 elm/ms
VG
Mystery/Detective
Tyler Yu and Charlie Hitchcock form an
unlikely friendship in order to solve a magical mystery at the Abracadabra
Hotel. The great magician
Abracadabra has named his mysterious hotel after himself. Affectionately called the “Hocus Pocus Hotel”, the building houses
more than its share of mysteries. This
time, a resident magician has vanished into thin air. When tough guy Tyler Yu can’t figure it out
on his own, he enlists Charlie Hitchcock, with his photographic memory, to help
him.
Dahl combines magic tricks and
illusions and incorporates them smoothly into the mystery of the magician’s disappearance. The explanations of the mirror tricks are
further clarified by helpful illustrations, and a simple magic trick is included at the
end of the book for readers to try.
Aspiring magicians and mystery fans
alike will enjoy this mysterious tale, the first in a new series.
Magicians–Fiction, Magic tricks–Fiction, Hotels-Fiction. --Hilary
Welliver
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