{"product_id":"lincolns-ghost-houdinis-war-on-spiritualism-and-the-dark-conspiracy-against-the-american-presidency-9781250338921","title":"Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a séance in 1924, Houdini--the greatest entertainer in the world--was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible. By 1926, Houdini was dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who--inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln--devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters modern-day haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way to the American presidency--and to the House of Houdini itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini's 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and the very nature of magic itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Ricca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250338921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eMrs. Sherlock Holmes, True Raiders, Olive the Lionheart, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuper Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitler Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e with Brad Meltzer. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mastodon\u003c\/i\u003e. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brad Ricca \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804804907165,"sku":"9781250338921","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_aea9dc03-f1eb-4407-9ee1-33f0721f9577.jpg?v=1794383348","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lincolns-ghost-houdinis-war-on-spiritualism-and-the-dark-conspiracy-against-the-american-presidency-9781250338921","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}