Brown, Teri J

"A World War I era spy novel about a bright British girl who is sent undercover into the heart of enemy territory to rescue Britain's most valuable (and secret) spy"--Provided by publisher.

Set in 1920s New York City, this is the story of budding magician Anna Van Housen, who has spent her whole life playing sidekick to her faux-medium mother--and trying to hide the fact the she actually possesses the very abilities her mother fakes.

Moving to London in the 1920s to join a prestigious European vaudeville tour and reunite with her boyfriend Cole, budding illusionist Anna must harness her special powers and navigate the underworld of magic before her murderous enemies catch up with her.

Anna Van Housen is the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini, or so her mother claims. The thing is, Anna has real powers of fortune telling and the ability to sense the feelings of others. When Anna begins to have visions of her mother in danger, she wonders if she can continue to keep her dangerous abilities a secret.