The Magician's Daughter

A Valentine Hill Mystery

Mystery & Suspense, Women Sleuths
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Author: Judith Janeway ISBN: 9781464203411
Publisher: Sourcebooks Publication: February 1, 2015
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press Language: English
Author: Judith Janeway
ISBN: 9781464203411
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication: February 1, 2015
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Language: English

Magician Valentine Hill always begins her act with: "Reality is illusion. Illusion is reality, and nothing is what it seems." Valentine herself is a case in point: she is unquestionably real, but she has no legal existence. Her mother, a skilled con artist, has never revealed Valentine's real age, birth place, or her father's identity - except to say that he was a magician.

No grifter herself, the scrupulous Valentine has spent years searching for her evasive mother, desperate to learn the basic facts of who she is. Literally, to get a life. Robbed of her stake in Vegas, she chases it to San Francisco where a series of odd events reunites her with her mother who, Valentine is sure, despite her respectable façade, is playing one of the city's super rich. And Valentine quickly enters a world where truly nothing is what it seems. A socialite is a ruthless criminal, a car mechanic a psycho killer, and a cab driver a seductive gangster. After a friendly FBI agent is killed, Valentine forces herself into playing a grifter's role to put the criminals - and her mother - away. Or at the very least, get what she wants from mom. Will her skills as a magician prove enough to help her maintain the illusion?

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Magician Valentine Hill always begins her act with: "Reality is illusion. Illusion is reality, and nothing is what it seems." Valentine herself is a case in point: she is unquestionably real, but she has no legal existence. Her mother, a skilled con artist, has never revealed Valentine's real age, birth place, or her father's identity - except to say that he was a magician.

No grifter herself, the scrupulous Valentine has spent years searching for her evasive mother, desperate to learn the basic facts of who she is. Literally, to get a life. Robbed of her stake in Vegas, she chases it to San Francisco where a series of odd events reunites her with her mother who, Valentine is sure, despite her respectable façade, is playing one of the city's super rich. And Valentine quickly enters a world where truly nothing is what it seems. A socialite is a ruthless criminal, a car mechanic a psycho killer, and a cab driver a seductive gangster. After a friendly FBI agent is killed, Valentine forces herself into playing a grifter's role to put the criminals - and her mother - away. Or at the very least, get what she wants from mom. Will her skills as a magician prove enough to help her maintain the illusion?

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