{"id":2901,"date":"2024-02-01T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:18:48","slug":"what-are-we-reading-in-the-solve-the-murder-book-club-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"What are we reading in the Solve the Murder Book\u00a0Club?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.files.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/pexels-photo-4256852.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.files.wordpress.com\/2024\/01\/pexels-photo-4256852.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4151\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Josh Hild on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-sitting-under-a-tree-reading-a-book-during-night-time-4256852\/\">Pexels.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solve the Murder Book Club February 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This month we are reading The Magician\u2019s Secret&nbsp;by Charles Townsend&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plot<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Practical Joker Delvin sets up as a magician after being falsely accused of murder and inheriting the murdered magician\u2019s magic tricks. But strange things seem to be happening. Is he performing real magic and not just tricks? Is there a secret that he doesn\u2019t know? He desperately need to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the ruthless Princess Jarla hears about him, his problems really begin. She believes his magic is real, and she forces him to join her in trying to stop a war with a neighbouring country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is this secret that The Guild of Magician\u2019s are so determined to keep, that they kill anyone who learns it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delvin will need all his cunning and skill with magic tricks to succeed and survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voted Best Fantasy Book of the Year and Best Thriller of the Year by the three million members of the Online Book Club.<br>Winner of two gold medals at the Global Ebook Awards for Best Fantasy\/Other World and Best Thriller Fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magician\u2019s Secret&nbsp;by Charles Townsend is available from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48EOdyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The City Adventurers love reading about mystery, so we\u2019ve started our own book club.&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b76ee331c544\/qeywp1mv7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to join!&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b76ee331c544\/qeywp1mv7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the Solve The Murder Book Club<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solve the Murder Book Club February 2024 This month we are reading The Magician\u2019s Secret&nbsp;by Charles Townsend&nbsp; Plot Practical Joker Delvin sets up as a magician after being falsely accused of murder and inheriting the murdered magician\u2019s magic tricks. But strange things seem to be happening. Is he performing real magic and not just tricks?&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2901\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What are we reading in the Solve the Murder Book\u00a0Club?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,225],"tags":[637,694,484,641,693],"class_list":["post-2901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-murder-mystery-books","category-mystery-books","tag-book-club","tag-charles-townsend","tag-city-adventurers-solve-the-murder","tag-solve-the-murder-book-club","tag-the-magicians-secret"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are we reading in the Solve the Murder Book\u00a0Club? - Solve The Murder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Solve the Murder Book Club February 2024. 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