2019 October Motif - Tricks and Trades
What an intriguing book. I enjoyed everything about it. The back and forth from Arden's interrogation in the police station to her back story; the historical aspects of the first female magician, Adelaide, the construction of the NYC public library, the Iroquois Theater; and the whodunit of the dead husband. I look forward to reading more of Macallister's historical mystery/fiction novels!
Summary from Goodreads: a debut novel in which the country’s most notorious female illusionist stands accused of her husband's murder --and she has only one night to convince a small-town policeman of her innocence.
Quotes: "now you know one of my weaknesses. I believe the things people tell me."
"Days that change your life don't always feel momentous."
"Sorting the wheat from the chaff was more effort than I cared to expend."
"...despite the differences between men and women, they came apart just the same way under a blade."
"It's amazing how well you can know someone, how much you can love them, and still not really know what it is they're thinking."
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