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Requiem (Tales of the Five Realms #1)

Rachel V. Knox

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In a world where light and shade battle for hearts and minds, young rebel, Hagar, earns a...

Paranormal Romance

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2173 KP) rated The Ambitious Card (An Eli Marks Mystery, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Eli Marks is filling in for his uncle on a TV show. His job is to watch a psychic and then debunk his act. Eli recognizes several of the man’s tricks as variations on magic and says so. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself the chief suspect in the man’s murder the next morning. Can he conjure up the real killer?

I liked the idea of a magician as the sleuth, however, I felt the magic overwhelmed the mystery. That’s a shame because the mystery was very good and kept me confused until the end. Likewise, the characters were interesting. Hopefully, the mystery/magic mix will be better balanced as the series goes forward.

NOTE: I was given a copy of the audio version of this book. My thoughts are my own.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/03/book-review-ambitious-card-by-john.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.