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The Ambitious Card

The Eli Marks Mysteries, Book 1

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The Ambitious Card

By: John Gaspard
Narrated by: Jim Cunningham
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The life of a magician isn't all kiddie shows and card tricks. Sometimes it's murder. Especially when magician Eli Marks very publicly debunks a famed psychic, and said psychic ends up dead. The evidence, including a bloody King of Diamonds playing card (one from Eli's own Ambitious Card routine), directs the police right to Eli.

As more psychics are slain, and more King cards rise to the top, Eli can't escape suspicion. Things get really complicated when romance blooms with a beautiful psychic, and Eli discovers she's the next target for murder, and he's scheduled to die with her. Now Eli must use every trick he knows to keep them both alive and reveal the true killer.

©2018 John Gaspard (P)2018 Spoken Realms Cosy Mystery Private Investigators Detective Fiction Magic Users Psychic Crime Royalty Murder Cosy Mysteries
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Silly. but fun! made a lot of mistakes recently. Been downloading books I've not enjoyed. But did this one. A genuine American cosy book with some laugh out loud moments. The story is as unbelievable as the magic. But that is its charm.

Fun Book

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This is a "Magical" audiobook that has kept me totally engrossed from start to finish, I was even laughing out loud xxxxx

blooming brilliant

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I loved the narrator and the concept was great fun .. I kept going to check out the trick...and the layering to get you to know the character was enticing It was an excellent

great fun

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I really enjoyed this book Jim Cunningham's performance as the narrator is absolutely wonderful. John Gaspard's writing is spot on, this was a really intriguing story, the setup is interesting. I love the characters and Eli is so likable. I binged this in two days. I am going to download the next book now!

This was excellent fun!

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I only had this book because it was included in the Plus Catalogue. I am glad I did, It is quite interesting to hear about the magic tricks, without giving away too many secrests. I have always been a sucker for Penn and Teller on the TV and also clever magicians. This was also an amateur sluth into the bargain. It is a very easy listen, so much so that I have got the whole series.
The narration is very good as well which makes it even more enjoyable, I shall look out more of Jim Cunningham's narrations.
Thanks Amazon loving the Plus Catalogue

a New Author and Narrator for me

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