The Seance (Lawrence novel)
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Author | Iain Lawrence |
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Cover artist | Jen Shekels |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's Mystery |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | July 8, 2008 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN | 978-0-385-73375-5 |
The Seance is a mystery novel by Iain Lawrence, first published in 2008. It is set in America in the 1920s. The main character is thirteen-year-old illusionist Scooter King, who lives with his mother the medium, helping her to host seances and make a small living.
Scooter admires Harry Houdini, a famous magician and escape artist. He can't wait to see him escape from his deadly Torture Tank.
One night, Scooter stumbles on a dead man in the Torture Tank. Little does he know that the dead man is Herman Day. A few days later, Harry Houdini comes to town.
Categories:
- 2008 Canadian novels
- 2008 children's books
- Canadian young adult novels
- Canadian mystery novels
- Children's mystery novels
- Fiction set in the 1920s
- Cultural depictions of Harry Houdini
- 2000s young adult novel stubs