A deadly scourge of humanity has unleashed himself upon the unsuspecting citizens of london, choosing women as his victims.

He and an old enemy of sherlock holmes have come to victorian, london, which exists in one of many alternate universe worlds, seeking revenge. Soon, harry houdini will be facing one of them, his very soul at risk.

Inside you'll read about

• Youthful beginnings
• First attempts at performing
• Romance for houdini
• Hardeen
• The welsh brothers circus tours
• First fraudsters exposed
• Beginnings of stardom
• Werner graff and the houdini legend

A brilliant showman, deeply interested in human psychology, and houdini's life and work reflect these many interested, and he must have known the cachet being born in america would give his act. More than a little daredevil, houdini performed feats never matched by any other person. Phineas taylor barnum's name has been associated with circus sideshows and freaks and jokes for more than a century, but the truth is that he was a great man and a visionary who shaped the country he loved so much.