
Illusionist
Laurie Buchanan
A contemporary crime thriller perfect for Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni fans, Illusionist presents PI McPherson with an impossible dilemma: kill an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, or let a college student die.
WHEN AN ILLUSIONIST joins the Pines & Quill writing retreat, one of the owners vanishes without a trace in the middle of everyone—but the surrounding would-be witnesses don’t see or hear a thing. That’s when crime boss Georgio Gambino makes a checkmate move against his nemesis, Sean McPherson—he attempts to blackmail a writer in residence into killing another writer and framing McPherson. In a video call, Gambino warns the writer, “If you don’t follow orders, your daughter will die.” Then he pans the camera to prove his access to her college dorm room.
As he begins to investigate, McPherson discovers that Carmine Fiore, Gambino’s second in command, covets his boss’s role and is staging a coup. As Gambino’s soldiers traffic drugs, weapons, and humans, Fiore plants incriminating evidence against the notorious Sureños gang. Can McPherson leverage that knowledge for a temporary truce and the gang’s help?
Even if he can, the Sureños gang won’t be enough alone. As the clock ticks down, McPherson gathers Pines & Quill’s writers in residence—a former NASCAR driver, a professional triathlete, an architect turned house flipper, and a world-renowned magician who may not be who she appears to be—to create the illusion of a lifetime.
Duration - 9h 26m.
Author - Laurie Buchanan.
Narrator - Rebecca Stern.
Published Date - Tuesday, 14 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Laurie Buchanan ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A contemporary crime thriller perfect for Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni fans, Illusionist presents PI McPherson with an impossible dilemma: kill an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, or let a college student die. WHEN AN ILLUSIONIST joins the Pines & Quill writing retreat, one of the owners vanishes without a trace in the middle of everyone—but the surrounding would-be witnesses don’t see or hear a thing. That’s when crime boss Georgio Gambino makes a checkmate move against his nemesis, Sean McPherson—he attempts to blackmail a writer in residence into killing another writer and framing McPherson. In a video call, Gambino warns the writer, “If you don’t follow orders, your daughter will die.” Then he pans the camera to prove his access to her college dorm room. As he begins to investigate, McPherson discovers that Carmine Fiore, Gambino’s second in command, covets his boss’s role and is staging a coup. As Gambino’s soldiers traffic drugs, weapons, and humans, Fiore plants incriminating evidence against the notorious Sureños gang. Can McPherson leverage that knowledge for a temporary truce and the gang’s help? Even if he can, the Sureños gang won’t be enough alone. As the clock ticks down, McPherson gathers Pines & Quill’s writers in residence—a former NASCAR driver, a professional triathlete, an architect turned house flipper, and a world-renowned magician who may not be who she appears to be—to create the illusion of a lifetime. Duration - 9h 26m. Author - Laurie Buchanan. Narrator - Rebecca Stern. Published Date - Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Laurie Buchanan ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:14
Dedication
Duración:00:00:23
Prologue
Duración:00:08:30
Chapter 1
Duración:00:17:26
Chapter 2
Duración:00:22:24
Chapter 3
Duración:00:23:49
Chapter 4
Duración:00:23:02
Chapter 5
Duración:00:24:02
Chapter 6
Duración:00:24:50
Chapter 7
Duración:00:21:04
Chapter 8
Duración:00:19:06
Chapter 9
Duración:00:18:55
Chapter 10
Duración:00:22:30
Chapter 11
Duración:00:25:41
Chapter 12
Duración:00:24:45
Chapter 13
Duración:00:18:03
Chapter 14
Duración:00:15:48
Chapter 15
Duración:00:23:51
Chapter 16
Duración:00:13:03
Chapter 17
Duración:00:18:20
Chapter 18
Duración:00:25:46
Chapter 19
Duración:00:18:45
Chapter 20
Duración:00:14:31
Chapter 21
Duración:00:20:27
Chapter 22
Duración:00:24:44
Chapter 23
Duración:00:20:26
Chapter 24
Duración:00:26:05
Chapter 25
Duración:00:19:40
Chapter 26
Duración:00:10:56
Chapter 27
Duración:00:18:51
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:46