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345 pp.
| Harcourt |
October, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-58135-4$16.99
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Magic is common but illegal in this book's alternate-history Lower East Side. When Sacha discovers his rare ability to see it, the police put him to use. Soon Sacha is embroiled in an investigation that pits witchcraft against turn-of-the-twentieth-century technology, with an undercurrent of class and ethnic tensions. Suspense along with cheeky historical revision provide plenty of incentive to keep reading.