num_pages: 608
description: Draws on newly uncovered archives and the co-author's expertise in magic 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. 125,000 first printing.
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: Audiobook, Historical, Biography, Magic, American History, Mystery, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 2544
publisher: Atria