This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE LAST ILLUSION. Copyright © 2010 by Rhys Bowen. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Bowen, Rhys.
The last illusion / Rhys Bowen.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-38540-8
1. Murphy, Molly (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Women private investigators—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 3. Houdini, Harry, 1874–1926—Fiction. 4. City and town life—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6052.O848L37 2010
823'.914—dc22
2009041129
First Edition: March 2010
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