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Fiction Books With Magic Theme

  • Aiello, Robert. 1999. The Deceivers. Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Company.
  • Aiello, Robert. 2001. Shadow in the Mirror. Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book Company.
  • Aiello, Robert. 2005. The Desperate Hours. Tucson, AZ: Hats Off Books.
  • Albers, Alfred M. 2007. Of Ghosts and Magic. West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Publishing.
  • Albers, Alfred M. 2009. House of Tarot Cards. West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Publishing.
  • Albers, Alfred M. 2011. A Pocket Full of Voices. West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Publishing.
  • Allen, Charlotte Vale. 1989. Night Magic. New York: Atheneum.
  • Barnes, Jonathan. 2007. The Somnambulist. London: Gollancz.
  • Bedford, Martyn. 1998. The Houdini Girl. New York: Pantheon Books.
  • Deaver, Jeffery. 2003. The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel. New York: Simon and Schuster.
  • Dennison, Milo. 1985. The Case of the Mummy's Tomb: Blackstone's Magic Adventure No. 1. New York. Tor.
  • Dennison, Milo. 1985. The Case of the Gentleman Ghost: Blackstone's Magic Adventure No. 2. New York. Tor.
  • Dennison, Milo. 1985. The Case of the Phantom Treasure: Blackstone's Magic Adventure No. 3. New York. Tor.
  • Dennison, Milo, and Lois Cantwell. 1986. America's Secret King: Blackstone's Magical Adventure No. 1. New York. Tor.
  • Dennison, Milo. 1986. The Secrets of Stonehenge: Blackstone's Magical Adventure No. 2. New York. Tor.
  • Elliott, Bruce. 1945. You'll Die Laughing. New York: Green Publishing Company.
  • Fleischman, Sid. 1962. Mr. Mysterious and Company. Boston: Little, Brown.
  • Flint, James. 2002. 52 Ways to Magic America. London: Fourth Estate.
  • Gardner, John. 1995. Confessor. London: Bantam Press.
  • Gibson, Walter B. 1948. A Blonde For Murder: An Ardini Story. New York: Vital Publications.
  • Gibson, Walter B. (as Maxwell Grant). 1977. Norgil the Magician. New York: Mysterious Press.
  • Gibson, Walter B. (as Maxwell Grant). 1979. Norgil, More Tales of Prestidigitection. New York: Mysterious Press.
  • Gold, Glen David. 2001. Carter Beats the Devil: A Novel. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
  • Hjortsberg, William. 1994. Nevermore. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
  • James, Peter. 2014. Want You Dead. London: Macmillan.
  • Johnston, Jennifer. 1995. The Illusionist. London: Sinclair-Stevenson.
  • Kelley, Patrick A. 1985. Sleightly Murder: A Harry Colderwood Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Kelley, Patrick A. 1986. Sleightly Lethal: A Harry Colderwood Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Kelley, Patrick A. 1986. Sleightly Invisible: A Harry Colderwood Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Kelley, Patrick A. 1987. Sleightly Deceived: A Harry Colderwood Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Kelley, Patrick A. 1988. Sleightly Guilty: A Harry Colderwood Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Larsen, Geraldine Conrad. 1943. Nothing Up His Sleeve: A Merry Melange of Mystery and Magic. Hollywood: Austin Press.
  • Lynch, Frances. A Dangerous Magic. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Malmont, Paul. 2006. The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril: A Novel. New York: Simon and Schuster.
  • Martínez, Guillermo. 2005. The Oxford Murders. Translated by Sonia Soto. San Francisco: MacAdam/Cage Publishing.
  • Mason, Anita. 1983. The Illusionist. London: Hamish Hamilton.
  • Matheson, Richard. 1995. Now You See It.... New York: Tor.
  • Meseroll, Thomas Chilton. 2007. Magus, Master Of Martial Magic, Book I, The Magician's Primer. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
  • Meseroll, Thomas Chilton. 2013. Magus, Master Of Martial Magic, Book II, Lessons for the Novice. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
  • Moore, Brian. 1997. The Magician’s Wife. London: Bloomsbury.
  • O'Connell, Carol. 1999. Shell Game: A Mallory Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  • Patchett, Ann. 1997. The Magician’s Assistant. New York: Harcourt Brace.
  • Priest, Christopher. 1995. The Prestige. London: Simon and Schuster.
  • Quarington, Paul. 1999. The Spirit Cabinet. Toronto: Random House of Canada.
  • Roberts, Nora. 1992. Honest Illusions. New York: Putnam.
  • Seamon, Tobias. 2000. The Magician's Study: A Guided Tour of the Life, Times, and Memorabilia of Robert "The Great" Rouncival. Chappaqua, NY: Turtle Point Press.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1938. Death from a Top Hat. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1939. The Footprints on the Ceiling. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1940. The Headless Lady. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1942. No Coffin for the Corpse. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
  • Stashower, Daniel. 1985. The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. New York: William Morrow.
  • Stashower, Daniel. 1989. Elephants in the Distance. New York: William Morrow.
  • Stashower, Daniel. 1999. The Dime Museum Murders: A Harry Houdini Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Stashower, Daniel. 2000. The Floating Lady Murder: A Harry Houdini Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Stashower, Daniel. 2001. The Houdini Specter: A Harry Houdini Mystery. New York: Avon Books.
  • Stein, Sol. 1971. The Magician. New York: Delacorte.
  • Straub, Peter. 1980. Shadowland. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.
  • Swain, James. 1989. The Man Who Walked Through Walls. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Swain, James. 2001. Grift Sense: A Tony Valentine Novel. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2002. Funny Money: A Mystery Featuring Tony Valentine. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2003. Sucker Bet: A Tony Valentine Novel. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2005. Loaded Dice: A Tony Valentine Novel. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2005. Mr. Lucky: A (Tony Valentine) Novel of High Stakes. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2006. Deadman's Poker: A (Tony Valentine) Novel. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2006. Deadman's Bluff: A (Tony Valentine) Novel. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Swain, James. 2012. Dark Magic. New York: Tor.
  • Swain, James. 2013. Shadow People. New York: Tor.
  • Tucker, James. 1999. Abra Cadaver. New York: Signet Books.
  • Tucker, James. 1999. Hocus Corpus. New York: Onyx.
  • Tucker, James. 2000. Tragic Wand. New York: Onyx.
  • Turner, Richard. 2009. Re-Deal: A Time-Travel Thriller. San Antonio, TX: Showdown Creations.
  • Welsh, Louise. 2006. The Bullet Trick. New York: Canongate U.S.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1975. Death of an Angel. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1976. The Brandenburg Hotel. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1977. The Witch Hill Murder: A Superintendent Capricorn Mystery. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1978. Copper Gold. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1980. The Counsellor Heart. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  • Winslow, Pauline Glen. 1981. The Rockefeller Gift: A Superintendent Capricorn Novel. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Collections of Short Stories

  • Clute, Cedric F., Jr., and Nicholas Lewin, ed. 1976. Sleight-of-Crime: Fifteen Classic Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Magic. Chicago: H. Regnery Company.
  • Copperfield, David. 1995. Tales of the Impossible. New York: HarperPrism.
  • Copperfield, David. 1996. Beyond Imagination. New York: HarperPrism.
  • Rawson, Clayton (as Stuart Towne). 1941. Death Out of Thin Air. New York: Coward-McCann.
  • Rawson, Clayton (as Stuart Towne). 1941. Death from Nowhere. New York: Wiegers.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1950. Pictures Don't Lie: An Original Merlini Mystery. New York: Pearl Publishing Company.
  • Rawson, Clayton. 1979. The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective. Boston: Gregg Press.


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