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LINCOLN’S GHOST: Houdini’s War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency
The incredible untold story of how the world’s greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way
From an Edgar Award-nominated author who has received terrific acclaim for his previously untold histories comes a book that will appeal to readers interested in Spiritualism, ghosts, and Harry Houdini.
During a séance in 1924, Houdini—the greatest entertainer in the world—was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible. By 1926, Houdini was dead.
This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who—inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln—devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters modern-day haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way to the American presidency—and to the House of Houdini itself.
In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini’s 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, Lincoln’s Ghost is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and the very nature of magic itself.
Brad Ricca is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, True Raiders, Olive the Lionheart, and Super Boys, winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He also won the St. Lawrence Book Award for American Mastodon. His books have been featured on the New Yorker Book of the Year list and the Booklist top ten.
In this new book, Ricca once again has found a fascinating, never-before-told story featuring well-known historical personalities. Lincoln’s Ghost reads like a high-stakes courtroom drama blended with the noir of a 1920s mystery thriller.
LINCOLN’S GHOST will be published in October 2025. The book contains an 8-page b&w photo insert. Most of the photos are in the public domain. The rest have been cleared for world use.
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