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Learn morePeter Warlock is a magician with a dark secret. Every night, he amazes audiences at his private theater in New York, where he performs feats that boggle the imagination. But his day job is just a cover for his otherworldly pursuits: Peter is a member of an underground group of psychics who gaze into the future to help prevent crimes. No one, not even his live-in girlfriend, knows the truth about Peter—until the s├®ance when he foresees an unspeakable act of violence that will devastate the city. As Peter and his friends rush to prevent tragedy, Peter discovers that a shadowy cult of evil psychics, the Order of Astrum, know all about his abilities. They are hunting him and his fellow psychics down, one by one, determined to silence them forever.
James Swain is the national bestselling author of more than twenty mystery novels and has worked as a magazine editor, a screenwriter, and a novelist. His books have been trans¬lated into a dozen languages and have been selected as Mysteries of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. The author of The King Tides, the first novel in the Lancaster & Daniels series, Swain has been nominated for three Barry Awards, has received a Florida Book Award for fiction, and was awarded France’s prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Writing. When he isn’t writing, he enjoys performing close-up magic. Visit him at www.jamesswain.com.
Stephen R. Thorne, winner of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for narration, is a professional actor and member of the resident acting company at Providence’s esteemed Trinity Repertory Company, where he has played Hamlet, Henry V, and Tom Joad.
Reviews
“Dark Magic is a thriller that really thrills…This book grabs you by the throat, and doesn’t let go.”
“A darkly brilliant story of magic and witchcraft that asks the reader to believe the unbelievable…Curl up in your favorite chair and prepare yourself to be fully enthralled.”
“A breathtaking dark fantasy with an intriguing story that will attract both urban fantasy and supernatural thriller fans.”
“The novel smartly folds the spirit world and elements of the occult into sophisticated hacking and modern crime fighting to create compulsively readable, genre-spanning suspense fiction.”
“Bestselling mystery author Swain turns over a new UF leaf, and does it well with a solid plot that highlights his magic ability, a few remarkable characters, straightforward dialogue, and a vivid narrative that brings New York City to life.”
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