Review: The Magician's Lie

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The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



The Magician's Lie had all of the ingredients of an awesome story... and just about got there. The premise caught me by the lapels immediately - a female illusionist accused of murdering her husband by chopping him in half with an axe. Anyone who doesn't think that sounds worth looking into obviously didn't watch the movie 'The Illusionist'. The intrigue and mystery of a good magician mixed with a well-written historic fiction is hard to beat and honestly, for most of the book I was hooked.

The story takes place during a single night while the illusionist tells the story of her life to a law-man who arrested her shortly after they found a man dead. I very much enjoyed the tone of the writing and felt that the pace was perfect. There were a few small things in the story which were aggravating such as some of the choices made by Arden... she's a very intelligent girl who makes some oddly silly choices which didn't really fit her character.

Overall I loved the book. It certainly wasn't perfect but I think it is certainly a gem that should get a fair amount of attention this year. For full disclosure, I got a copy from Netgalley for an unbiased review.



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