Two magic shows: the Maestros of Magic touring the country, playing provincial theatres; the Carnival of Conjurors successful in the West End. When the Maestros learn that the Conjurors are using real magic тАУ Black Magic тАУ to do their tricks they decide that they must use their own, distinctly unmagical, stage skills to stop them. Soon people are dying on stage тАУ but can the Maestros really beat a team that has the devil on their side?
A darkly humorous thriller by a writer who knows the world of magicians and stage magic.