Andrew Mayne

Angel Killer: a Jessica Blackwood Novel Andrew Mayne

Publisher Marketing: In this self-published bestselling e-book by a real illusionist the first thriller in a sensational series FBI agent Jessica Blackwood believes she has successfully left her complicated life as a gifted magician behind her until a killer with seemingly supernatural powers puts her talents to the ultimate test. A mysterious hacker, who identifies himself only as Warlock, brings down the FBI s website and posts a code in its place. It hides the GPS coordinates of a Michigan cemetery, where a dead girl is discovered rising from the ground as if she tried to crawl out of her own grave. Born into a dynasty of illusionists, Jessica Blackwood is destined to become its next star until she turns her back on her troubled family, and her legacy, to begin a new life in law enforcement. But FBI consultant Dr. Jeffrey Ailes discovery of an old copy of "Magician Magazine" will turn Jessica s carefully constructed world upside down. Faced with a crime that appears beyond explanation, Ailes has nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking a chance on an agent raised in a world devoted to seemingly achieving the impossible. The body in the cemetery is only the first in the Warlock s series of dark miracles. Thrust into the media spotlight, with time ticking away until the next crime, can Jessica confront her past to embrace her gifts and stop a depraved killer?If she can t, she may become his next victim." Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 07/21/2014 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 62 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 48 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Shelf Awareness 09/09/2014 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 (EAN 9780062348876, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Mayne, Andrew Andrew Mayne is the star of A&E's magic reality show Don't Trust Andrew Mayne, and has worked for David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and David Blaine. He lives in Los Angeles.