The Houdini Inheritance

by Emma Carroll

The English seaside, 1920s. A world famous escape artist ... A suitcase full of secrets ... And a death-defying stunt ... When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets. With Houdini in danger, Glory and Dennis are thrown deep into an adventure that takes them all the way to Coney Island in America, and the dark underbelly of its amusement parks ...

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First published January 1, 2020

About the author

After years of teaching English to secondary school students, Emma now writes full time. She graduated with distinction from Bath Spa University’s MA in Writing For Young People. In another life Emma wishes she’d written ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne Du Maurier. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and three terriers.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emma excels in transporting her readers to a different place and time seemingly effortlessly. In Houdini Inheritance we are swept away into the shady world of vaudeville, where bitter rivalries cast dark shadows over the brilliant cast she has assembled. A real page turning adventure which kept me gripped to the very last page. Another absolute gem of a book!

[Eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was gripped by every chapter. Utterly. Amazing.