The Ambitious Card, John Gaspard
The Ambitious Card, John Gaspard
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The Ambitious Card

Author: John Gaspard

Narrator: Jim Cunningham

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 07/03/2018

Synopsis

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.

About John Gaspard

John Gaspard is the author of the popular Eli Marks mystery series, about a working magician who stumbles into murder cases. In real life, John’s not a magician, but he has directed several feature films that cost very little and made even less—and that’s no small trick. He’s also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they’ve made more than the films.

About Jim Cunningham

Jim Cunningham is an audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to the Graham’s Resolution series by A. R. Shaw and John Gaspard’s Eli Marks mysteries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine on December 08, 2018

What a fun new series I just began. An interesting first book that introduces the characters as well as introducing us to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and an interesting plot that kept me guessing until the end. I was sure I had solved the mystery about 100 pages from the end of he b......more

Goodreads review by Crazy for Books (Stephanie) on March 01, 2017

5 Crazy Funny Stars For some reason it took me a minute to get use the voice of the reader, but once I did, I fell right into the book. FREAKING HILARIOUS!!!!! There were moments I was laughing so hard I was crying. Then I'd have to pause it so I wouldn't miss anything. I was also listening while I we......more

Goodreads review by S.A. on July 20, 2020

Original story The mystery was original, fresh and thoroughly enjoyable. A stage magician comes to know that a serial killer is killing psychics. He goes on to investigate the matter. The story is told very well and the characters are very well etched. Kept the mystery very interesting till the very e......more

Goodreads review by Nola on November 27, 2020

Exceptional A very entertaining and exciting mystery. The characters are strong and believable. A strong plot and a huge amount of dry humor made this a great read!......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 04, 2020

I didn't have high expectations for this book, a 99 cent Kindle offer. I was very pleasantly surprised. Eli is a professional magician, also considered by some to be a "debunker", especially of psychics, (but he prefers the term Skeptic). Eli and his uncle own a magic shop, and there are some demonst......more

Quotes

“The Ambitious Card is intelligently written and…entirely engrossing.” Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

“This is a hugely entertaining crime novel, packed full of comedy…Warm, funny, and well-plotted—a book to brighten any grey day. Do read it!” FictionFan’s Book Reviews

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