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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Wheeler Pub Inc
Publication date
March 1, 2001
Pages
547
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781587240089
ISBN-10
1587240084
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
From the very first, Carol O'Connell's novels have won extraordinary praise. "O'Connell has raised the standard for psychological thrillers over the last four years," said the Chicago Tribune, and Booklist stated bluntly of Judas Child, "Few readers will be able to resist the charms of her lyrical prose, and anyone unmoved by the soul-shattering climax should give up reading fiction altogether."
In Shell Game, she raises the standard once again. It is fall in New York City. The recreation of a legendary magic trick goes horribly awry on live television--a terrible accident, everyone agrees. But two people know it is not. One is an aged magician in a private hospital in the northern corner of New York state. What a worthy performance, he thinks, murdering a man while a million people watch.
The other is Kathleen Mallory. Once a feral child, loose on the city streets, she is now a New York City policewoman, and not much changed--a tall young woman with green gunslinger eyes and a ferocious inner compass of right and wrong. For her, the death is too dramatic, too showy, and she is convinced that it will happen again--this perp loves spectacle. But even she cannot predict the spectacular chain of events that has already been set in motion, or the profoundly disturbing consequences it will have for those she holds most dear. For misdirection is the heart of magic. The lady never really gets sawed in half, does she?
So why is there so much blood?
Filled with the rich prose, resonant characters and knife-edge suspense that have won her so many admirers, Shell Game is Carol O'Connell's most remarkable novel yet.
From the very first, Carol O'Connell's novels have won extraordinary praise. "O'Connell has raised the standard for psychological thrillers over the last four years," said the Chicago Tribune, and Booklist stated bluntly of Judas Child, "Few readers will be able to resist the charms of her lyrical prose, and anyone unmoved by the soul-shattering climax should give up reading fiction altogether."
In Shell Game, she raises the standard once again. It is fall in New York City. The recreation of a legendary magic trick goes horribly awry on live television--a terrible accident, everyone agrees. But two people know it is not. One is an aged magician in a private hospital in the northern corner of New York state. What a worthy performance, he thinks, murdering a man while a million people watch.
The other is Kathleen Mallory. Once a feral child, loose on the city streets, she is now a New York City policewoman, and not much changed--a tall young woman with green gunslinger eyes and a ferocious inner compass of right and wrong. For her, the death is too dramatic, too showy, and she is convinced that it will happen again--this perp loves spectacle. But even she cannot predict the spectacular chain of events that has already been set in motion, or the profoundly disturbing consequences it will have for those she holds most dear. For misdirection is the heart of magic. The lady never really gets sawed in half, does she?
So why is there so much blood?
Filled with the rich prose, resonant characters and knife-edge suspense that have won her so many admirers, Shell Game is Carol O'Connell's most remarkable novel yet.
Editions
Editions for the work Shell Game
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 1, 2001)
9781587240089 | details & prices | 547 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 1, 2001)
9781587240089 | details & prices | 547 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
New edition from Gardners Books (September 16, 2000); titled "The Shell Game"
9780099297406 | details & prices | 432 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.90
About: Oliver Tree spent years working out the solution to the 'Lost Illusion', and was poised to give a death-defying performance at a Manhattan magic festival.
About: Oliver Tree spent years working out the solution to the 'Lost Illusion', and was poised to give a death-defying performance at a Manhattan magic festival.
Reissue edition from Putnam Pub Group (August 1, 2000)
9780425176030 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $7.99
About: When a magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes it was a horrible accident, except for an aging magician and NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
About: When a magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes it was a horrible accident, except for an aging magician and NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Roberta Germaine (other contributor) |
from Chivers Audio Books (December 1, 1999)
9780792723479 | details & prices | 7.25 × 9.25 × 2.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $101.95
About: When a legendary magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes that it had been a horrible accident, except for an aging magician in a private New York hospital and former streetchild-turned-NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
About: When a legendary magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes that it had been a horrible accident, except for an aging magician in a private New York hospital and former streetchild-turned-NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
Editions for the work Shell Game
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 1, 2001)
9781587240089 | details & prices | 547 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 1, 2001)
9781587240089 | details & prices | 547 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
About: The seductive new Kathleen Mallory novel from one of the most "blazingly original" (Kirkus Reviews) writers in suspense fiction.
New edition from Gardners Books (September 16, 2000); titled "The Shell Game"
9780099297406 | details & prices | 432 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.90
About: Oliver Tree spent years working out the solution to the 'Lost Illusion', and was poised to give a death-defying performance at a Manhattan magic festival.
About: Oliver Tree spent years working out the solution to the 'Lost Illusion', and was poised to give a death-defying performance at a Manhattan magic festival.
Reissue edition from Putnam Pub Group (August 1, 2000)
9780425176030 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $7.99
About: When a magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes it was a horrible accident, except for an aging magician and NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
About: When a magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes it was a horrible accident, except for an aging magician and NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Roberta Germaine (other contributor) |
from Chivers Audio Books (December 1, 1999)
9780792723479 | details & prices | 7.25 × 9.25 × 2.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $101.95
About: When a legendary magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes that it had been a horrible accident, except for an aging magician in a private New York hospital and former streetchild-turned-NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
About: When a legendary magic trick goes fatally wrong on live television, everyone believes that it had been a horrible accident, except for an aging magician in a private New York hospital and former streetchild-turned-NYPD officer Kathleen Mallory, who must search for a killer with a taste for the theatrical.
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