This is provided to you out of love and respect for our art of magic. This podcast is totally free for everyone to enjoy. Now Eli must use every trick he knows to keep them both alive and reveal the true killer. 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. The evidence, including a bloody King of Diamonds playing card (one from Eli’s own Ambitious Card routine), directs the police right to Eli.Īs more psychics are slain, and more King cards rise to the top, Eli can’t escape suspicion.

Especially when magician Eli Marks very publicly debunks a famed psychic, and said psychic ends up dead. The life of a magician isn’t all kiddie shows and card tricks. Here is a synopsis of the book from the cover: 'The Ambitious Card' is the first in what is to become a series of mysteries featuring Eli Marks.

He has done his research and the results are obvious in this book. Although not a magician himself, John has a respectful regard for our craft (and our secrets) and counts many magicians among his friends who have served as inspirations and advisers. Author, John Gaspard, joins us to talk about his new book, 'The Ambition Card', a mystery featuring the fictional magician, Eli Marks, as the central character.

The Ambitious Card by John Gaspard