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  • The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective

    The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    A dozen compact puzzles from a master of the locked-room mysteryThe Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife’s mysterious strangulation. Among the suspects are a ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Complete Collection of The Great Merlini Mysteries. Sixteen Novels and Stories. Illustrated

    Death from a Top Hat, The Footprints on the Ceiling, The Headless Lady, No Coffin for the Corpse and Others

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    The Complete Collection of The Great Merlini Mysteries. Sixteen Novels and Stories. Illustrated gathers together the full range of Clayton Rawson’s celebrated tales featuring one of the most original detectives of the Golden Age — The Great Merlini, the magician-sleuth who exposes the truth behind the impossible. Part illusionist, part logician, and wholly unconventional, Merlini is a retired ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • No Coffin for the Corpse. The Great Merlini Mysteries. Illustrated

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    No Coffin for the Corpse by Clayton Rawson is the fourth novel in The Great Merlini Mysteries, delivering another dazzling combination of impossible crime, theatrical illusion, and razor-sharp deduction. With its blend of suspense, humor, and ingenious trickery, this installment once again showcases why The Great Merlini remains one of the most original detectives of the Golden Age. The mystery ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • The Headless Lady

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Series Book 3 - The Great Merlini Mysteries
    A circus owner's murder produces a roster of bizarre suspectsSummer heat is choking New York, and the Great Merlini—conjurer, sleuth, and godson of P. T. Barnum—offers his friend Ross Harte a chance to get out of town. Before they can depart for the annual convention of the Society of American Magicians, a nervous woman enters Merlini's shop, begging to purchase his most popular illusion: the ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • Death from a Top Hat

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Series Book 1 - The Great Merlini Mysteries
    A clever magician tries to solve the case of a locked-room murder that only a talented escape artist could have committed.Freelance scribe Ross Harte is working on an essay about the sad state of the modern mystery novel when a scream comes from the hallway: "There is death in that room!" Harte finds a trio of conjurers trying to get into the apartment of his neighbor, the mysterious Dr. Cesare ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • Death out of Thin Air

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Series Book 1 - The Don Diavolo Mysteries
    Two tall tales of mystery, the occult, and death-defying escapesThe women of London have taken to wearing thin black bands around their necks. Is it a fashion accessory—or a stylish way of hiding bite marks? A string of strange deaths has struck the town, and witnesses claim to have seen a vampire bat fleeing the scene. The London police can rest easy, for the vampire has left for New York. He ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • No Coffin for the Corpse

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Series Book 4 - The Great Merlini Mysteries
    A murdered blackmailer haunts a captain of industryWhen Ross Harte gets into a screaming match with his fiancée's father, millionaire Dudley Wolff, the old man cuts Harte's beloved out of his will. As far as Wolff is concerned, this is an empty threat, because he plans to live forever. He has a team of scientists working to extend his life as long as possible, and should they fail, a renowned ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • The Mental Broadcast

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    The Mental Broadcast by Clayton Rawson is a captivating Golden Age mystery that combines ingenuity, suspense, and Rawson’s trademark fascination with illusion and “impossible” crimes. Known for his magician-detective stories, Rawson delivers a tale in which the boundaries between mind, trickery, and reality blur, challenging both characters and readers to distinguish fact from deception. The story ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Death from Nowhere

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Series Book 2 - The Don Diavolo Mysteries
    Trapped in a dead man's office, Don Diavolo plans his greatest escapeThis collection brings together two adventures with Don Diavolo, the Scarlet Wizard.The first opens in his machinist's workshop, where Diavolo perfects his newest feat: the Escape from the Double Crystal Water Casket. The men lurking outside have no interest in the magician's secrets—they are detectives, tailing him on behalf of ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician-Detective. Illustrated

    The Clue of the Tattooed Man, From Another World, Off the Face of the Earth, Merlini and the Lie Detector, Nothing Is Impossible and Others

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician-Detective. Illustrated brings together the finest short mysteries featuring Clayton Rawson’s unforgettable sleuth — The Great Merlini, a professional magician who solves crimes not with supernatural powers, but with logic, science, and the art of illusion. Owner of a small New York magic shop and a retired stage performer, Merlini possesses ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Death from Nowhere. The Don Diavolo Mysteries. Illustrated

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    Death from Nowhere by Clayton Rawson is a lively and ingenious entry in The Don Diavolo Mysteries, blending theatrical spectacle, clever misdirection, and a classic Golden Age puzzle into one irresistible tale. Drawing once more on the colorful world of stage magic and illusion, Rawson crafts a mystery where nothing is quite what it seems—and where the truth hides in plain sight. Don Diavolo, the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • The Headless Lady. The Great Merlini Mysteries. Illustrated

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    The Headless Lady by Clayton Rawson is the third installment in The Great Merlini Mysteries, an inventive and entertaining blend of classic detective fiction, theatrical illusion, and seemingly impossible crime. Set against the colorful world of traveling performers and carnival attractions, this novel offers one of the series’ most atmospheric and imaginative puzzles. When a bizarre murder shocks ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD