Fitzsimons, Raymund: Death and the Magician - the Mystery of Houdini ©1981 Hamish Hamilton, London Hardcover, w/dj, 194 pages Also available in Softcover

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Contents (Chapters from book ToC):

ix List of Illustrations

1 1 PART ONE
3 Chapter 1, 'Behold a Miracle'
23 Chapter 2. Naked and Bound in Chains
40 Chapter 3. No Ordinary Man
61 Chapter 4. Dark Waters Break
76 Chapter 5. The Threshold of Death

89 PART TWO
91 Chapter 6. The Unknown Message
105 Chapter 7. The Silent Spirits
120 Chapter 8. A Forbidden Path
132 Chapter 9. The Enchantress
145 Chapter 10. 'Houdini is Doomed'
157 Chapter 11. The Ultimate Escape

170 A Note on the Explanations of Houdini's Magic and Escapes
173 Annotated Bibliography
184 Acknowledgements
185 Index