The Magic Square: The Eli Marks Mystery Series, #7

By John Gaspard

A Puzzling Clue to an Unconventional Murder…

 

"You will just LOVE these books!"—VANISH Magazine 

 

★★★★★

 

When an old family friend is arrested for murder at a magic convention, Uncle Harry urges Eli to step in and solve the bizarre homicide. Eli's attempt to sort through all the suspects is stymied after a second murder and then a third murder attempt–or was it merely an accident? Is someone trying to knock off the top mentalists in the country? And if they are, why do the clues keep pointing to Eli's friend? 

 

As the body count rises, Eli must race against the clock to trap this clever killer before becoming the final victim.

 

Grab this fun and funny mystery today!

 

★★★★★

 

Praise for the Eli Marks Mystery Series

 

"I loved this book. From beginning to end I was hooked. The story is fantastic and the cast leaves you wanting to know more. I can't wait to read the next book in the series."  – Bookschellves 

 

"This is an instant classic, in a league with Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Arthur Conan Doyle." – Rosebud Book Reviews

 

"Has as many tricks up its sleeve as its likeable magician-hero. As the body count rises, so does the reading pleasure." – Dennis Palumbo, Author of the Daniel Rinaldi Mystery Series

 

"The author does a fantastic job juggling the separate plots and keeping readers' minds thoroughly engaged…and the pure entertainment of the industry will leave all readers hoping that there will be a 'number three' very soon." – Suspense Magazine

 

"The Ambitious Card is intelligently written and...entirely engrossing." – Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert's Bridge Books
• Release date: May 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201804312

John Gaspard

John is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as three other stand-alone novels, "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles," The Sword & Mr. Stone" and "The Ripperologists."He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series, under the pen name Bobbie Raymond.In real life, John's not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less - that's no small trick. He's also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they've made more than the films.Those books ("Fast, Cheap and Under Control" and "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way") are available in eBook, Paperback and audiobook formats.John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.