Book
A criminal magicLee Kelly

A criminal magic

2016432 pages
No counted ratings yet
3 editions
FantasyHistorical

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign in

About

"Washington, DC, 1926. While sorcery opponents have succeeded in passing the 18th Amendment, the Prohibition of magic has only invigorated the city's underworld. Smuggling rings funnel magic contraband in from the coast. Sorcerers cast illusions to aid mobsters' crime sprees. Gangs have even established secret venues called "magic havens," where the public can lose themselves in immersive magic, as well as imbibe a mind-bending and highly addictive elixir known as "the sorcerer's shine." Joan Kendrick, a young sorcerer from the back woods of Norfolk County, accepts an offer to work for DC's…

Add to list

More by Lee Kelly

All books

More like this

Reviews

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

3 editions
  • Other · English · 2017
    Criminal Magic
    Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers · 432 pages · 9781481410342
  • Other · English · 2016
    Criminal Magic
    Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers · 432 pages · 9781481410359
  • Other · English · 2016
    422 pages · 9781481410335
MagicProhibitionFictionFICTION / Fantasy / HistoricalFICTION / Alternative HistoryFICTION / HistoricalFiction, fantasy, historicalWashington (d.c.), fiction