num_pages: 5
description: Draws on newly uncovered archives to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England, his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered.
language: English
title: The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
titlecomplete: The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
characters: Harry Houdini
genres: Magic, Historical, Biography, Mystery, Memoir, Nonfiction, Audiobook, American History, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 2545
publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio