{"product_id":"9780861546978","title":"The Grand Illusion: Enter a world of magic, mystery, war and illusion from the bestselling author Syd Moore","description":"\u003cb\u003eHistorical fiction inspired by the War Office response to the Nazi obsession with the occult\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep forward Daphne Devine - you are about to change the course of the war \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A breathtaking historical thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and thoroughly entertaining... More, please.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, best crime and thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJune 1940. As World War Two rages, Daphne Devine remains in London, performing each night as assistant to stage magician Jonty Trevelyan, aka the Grand Mystique.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThen the secret service call.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor, aware of Hitler’s belief in the occult, the war office has set up a hidden cohort to exploit this quirk in the enemy’s chain of command.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDaphne and Jonty find themselves far from the glitz and glamour of the theatre, deep inside the lower levels of Wormwood Scrubs prison. Here, they join secret ranks of occultists, surrealists, and other eccentrics co-opted to the war effort. There is one goal: to avert invasion on British shores.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSoon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quirky, clever and compelling.' Anna Mazzola\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of\u003ci\u003e The Clockwork Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rattling good read.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarbara Nadel, author of \u003ci\u003eBelshazzar's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084879396925,"sku":"9780861546978","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780861546978_p0.jpg?v=1775249323","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780861546978","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}