When the cabinet was reopened, it was really impossible for anyone in the audience to see the elephant, let alone its shape. When the elephant got in, the handlers put a very dark tarp over the animal. Houdini got a pair of professional handlers who were strategically positioned in the cabinet. Lo and behold, the elephant had disappeared and the closet was rotated around the audience to prove that the elephant had indeed vanished. Houdini then drew the curtains and opened the door to the cabinet. A huge curtain was then drawn over the large cabinet and a few moments passed. The elephant was directed into the closet and the closet was shut. He enlisted the services of a big elephant as well. He had a specially made closet that could spin really fast. Only Harry had the courage to attempt such a fete and he made it happen. Vanishing such a large creature was unprecedented at the time. The normal routine at the time was to make small animals like birds and rabbits disappear. Packed with intrigue, suspense, and fantasy, After Houdini is a revisionist look at one of history’s most mysterious figures that is sure to take readers on a journey they’ll never forget.This illusion was performed by Houdini in 1918. That’s why the government needs his son to fill his shoes and complete the mission-but does Josef have the wherewithal to do it? Or is the possibility of success just an illusion? In rare form he finds himself trapped-stuck on a mission he is unable to escape from. What does come as a surprise is the fact that Harry Houdini is not only the world’s greatest magician, but also a top-secret operative for the US government during World War I. Then again, when your father is one of the greatest illusionists of all time, that comes as no surprise. Josef Houdini takes after his father: A gifted escape artist, there’s not a jam he can’t get himself out of. The only man who can save him is his estranged son Josef, who, like his father, knows the power of magic-and how it can be more than just an illusion.

Harry Houdini, master magician and covert spy for the United States, has been kidnapped.

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