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The Grand Illusion

By: Syd Moore
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
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June 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. Then the secret service call. For, 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.

Daphne 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. Soon Daphne realises she must risk everything if there is any chance of saving her country.

©2024 Syd Moore (P)2024 Isis Audio Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War

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I really looked forward to this book being released and was really disappointed. Having read her series that I was riveted to I knew it would be good but I was wrong. I put it down and tried again but it was no good. The story was bitty and the characters didn’t have depth. Sadly it has put me off buying anything else from the author. The truth is I expected a follow up of the Essex Witch series as I didn’t think that it had finished. I wasted my money.

Disappointing

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The was long awaited and I loved it. A well crafted exercise in bringing history and fiction together with great characterisation.

Another triumph for Syd Moore

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Really enjoyed this new book from Syd Moore.
Penelope Rawlins is the perfect narrator for it.
If you have enjoyed the Strange magic series and even if you haven't you'll enjoy this.

A great story

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Led by a empathetic 1940s Lara Croft like character, a great yarn, magic and nasty Nazis, what's not to like? I look forward to the next installment

Nicely paced, engaging story, believable and page turning

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I was a little sceptical after listening to the Essex Witch museum, which was a nice escape from reality, but this was absolutely absorbing. With a cameo appearance from Septemis Strange, and a twist of counter intelligence of the wyrd kind. Can't wait for the next book from Syd Moore.

Very enjoyable

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