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Escaping from Houdini is the third young-adult historical mystery in Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack the Ripper series, published in 2018. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell investigate a new series of murders during a week-long Atlantic voyage aboard the RMS Etruria. The plot brings them into contact with a travelling circus troupe, fortune tellers, and a charismatic escape artist performing for first-class passengers. The novel is aimed at readers of historical, gothic, and romantic mystery fiction.
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Where does Escaping from Houdini take place?
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell investigate murders during a week-long Atlantic voyage aboard the RMS Etruria. The ship setting makes the mystery unusually confined because suspects and investigators are traveling together.
Who are the investigators in Escaping from Houdini?
The central investigators are Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell. They are the recurring pair at the heart of Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
Is Escaping from Houdini the first book in its series?
No. It is the third young-adult historical mystery in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series, published in 2018.
What does the title have to do with the story?
The title connects the mystery to an Atlantic voyage and the world of stage illusion surrounding the investigation. The plot combines a murder case with the shipboard setting and the period's fascination with performers and escape acts.
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