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    Every Mystery Unexplained
    Every Mystery Unexplained
    Every Mystery Unexplained
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    Every Mystery Unexplained

    By Lisa Mason

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    The year is 1895, and Danny Flint is a young man living in the shadow of his controlling father, a famous stage magician whose fortunes are fading. Uncle Brady, Professor Flint’s trusted assistant and business manager and Danny’s best friend, cannot stay in the same hotel as them—Uncle Brady is African-American. Danny is grieving over his mother’s recent accidental death, for which he feels he is to blame.

    When a mysterious beautiful lady comes to them asking for help, Danny and his father will confront the ethical dilemma between spiritualist séances and faked séances performed by stage magicians like them.

    He will learn to reconcile himself with his grief and guilt, learn the secret of Uncle Brady’s identity, and assume his place at center stage as a talented magician in his own right with the help of the mysterious beautiful lady.

    Every Mystery Unexplained was published in David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible (HarperPrism), which also included stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kevin J. Anderson.

    From the author of Summer of Love, A Time Travel (A Philip K. Dick Award Finalist and San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book), The Gilded Age, A Time Travel (A New York Times Notable Book and New York Public Library Recommended Book), Celestial Girl (A Lily Modjeska Mystery), The Garden of Abracadabra, and Strange Ladies: 7 Stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Mason
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301844388
    Every Mystery Unexplained
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    Lisa Mason

    Lisa Mason is the author of eleven novels, including Summer of Love (Bantam), a San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book and Philip K. Dick Award finalist, and The Golden Nineties (Bantam), a New York Times Notable Book and New York Public Library Recommended Book.Her most recent speculative novel is CHROME.Mason published her first story, “Arachne,” in Omni and has since published short fiction in magazines and anthologies worldwide, including Omni, Full Spectrum, Universe, Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Unique, Transcendental Tales, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Immortal Unicorn, Tales of the Impossible, Desire Burn, Fantastic Alice, The Shimmering Door, Hayakawa Science Fiction Magazine, Unter Die Haut, and others. Her thirty-two stories and novelettes have been translated into Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.Mason’s story, “Tomorrow’s Child,” first published in Omni Magazine, is in active development at Universal Studios.Lisa Mason lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, the renowned artist and jeweler Tom Robinson. Visit her on the web at Lisa Mason’s Official Website, follow her Official Blog, follow her on Twitter @lisaSmason, or e-mail her at LisaSMason@aol.com.

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      Every Mystery Unexplained - Lisa Mason

      Every Mystery Unexplained

      Lisa Mason

      This is an ebook adaptation of Lisa Mason’s story, Every Mystery Unexplained, published in David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible (HarperPrism).

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      This is the type of story I was hoping for from these anthologies: a blend of fiction and magic history . . . Mason knows her magic history (the title is from a Harry Kellar quote) and she knows San Francisco.

      --Katherine Nabity, The Writerly Reader

      A Bast Book

      Copyright 2012—2018 by Lisa Mason.

      Cover photograph and colophon copyright 2012—2018 by Tom Robinson.

      All rights reserved.

      PUBLISHING HISTORY

      Bast Books ebook edition published March 2012

      No part of this ebook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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      Thank you for your readership! Visit the author at her Official Web Site for more about her books, ebooks, screenplays, stories, interviews, blogs, cute cat pictures, and more. Enjoy!

      Lisa Mason

      Table of Contents

      Praise for Books by Lisa Mason

      Every Mystery Unexplained

      About Lisa Mason

      Books by Lisa Mason

      Praise for Books by Lisa Mason

      Summer of Love

      A San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book of the Year

      A Philip K. Dick Award Finalist

      Remarkable. . . .a whole array of beautifully portrayed characters along the spectrum from outright heroism to villainy. . . .not what you expected of a book with flowers in its hair. . . the intellect on display within these psychedelically packaged pages is clear-sighted, witty, and wise.

      —Locus Magazine

      A fine novel packed with vivid detail, colorful characters, and genuine insight.

      —The Washington Post Book World

      Captures the moment perfectly and offers a tantalizing glimpse of its wonderful and terrible consequences.

      —The San Francisco Chronicle

      Brilliantly crafted. . . .An engrossing tale spun round a very clever concept.

      —Katharine Kerr, author of Days of Air and Darkness

      "Just imagine The Terminator in love beads, set in the Haight-Ashbury ‘hood of 1967."

      —Entertainment Weekly

      Mason has an astonishing gift. Her characters almost walk off the page. And the story is as significant as anyone could wish. This book will surely be on the prize ballots.

      —Analog

      The Gilded Age

      A New York Times Notable Book

      A New York Public Library Recommended Book

      A winning mixture of intelligence and passion.

      —The New York Times Book Review

      Should both leave the reader wanting more and solidify Mason’s position as one of the most interesting writers in science fiction.

      —Publishers Weekly

      Rollicking. . .Dazzling. . .Mason’s characters are just as endearing as her world.

      —Locus Magazine

      Graceful prose. . . A complex and satisfying plot.

      —Library Journal

      One Day in the Life of Alexa

      Incorporates lively prose, past/present time jumps, and the consequences of longevity technology. An absorbing read with an appealing narrator and subtly powerful emotional rhythms.

      —Goodreads

      Five Stars! Like all the truly great scifi writers, what [Lisa Mason] really writes about is you and me and today and what is really important in life. . . . I enjoyed every word.

      —Reader Review

      The Garden of Abracadabra

      So refreshing! This is Stephanie Plum in the world of Harry Potter.

      —Goodreads

      Fun and enjoyable urban fantasy

      This is a very entertaining novel—sort of a down-to-earth Harry Potter with a modern adult woman in the lead. Even as Abby has to deal with mundane concerns like college and running the apartment complex she works at, she is surrounded by supernatural elements and mysteries that she is more than capable of taking on. Although this book is just the first in a series, it ties up the first episode while still leaving some story threads for upcoming books. I'm looking forward to finding out more.

      —Reader Review

      I love the writing style and am hungry for more!

      —Goodreads

      Strange Ladies: 7 Stories

      Offers everything you could possibly want, from more traditional science fiction and fantasy tropes to thought-provoking explorations of gender issues and pleasing postmodern humor…This is a must-read collection.

      —The San Francisco Review of Books

      Lisa Mason might just be the female Phillip K. Dick. Like Dick, Mason's stories are far more than just sci-fi tales, they are brimming with insight into human consciousness and the social condition….a sci-fi collection of excellent quality….you won't want to miss it.

      —The Book Brothers Review Blog

      Fantastic book of short stories….Recommended.

      —Reader Review

      "I’m quite impressed, not only by the writing, which gleams and sparkles, but also by [Lisa Mason’s] versatility . . . Mason is a wordsmith . . . her modern take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is a hilarious gem! [This collection] sparkles, whirls, and fizzes. Mason is clearly a writer to follow!"

      —Amazing Stories

      Arachne and Cyberweb

      Locus Magazine Hardcover Bestsellers

      Powerful . . . Entertaining . . . Imaginative.

      —People Magazine

      Cybernetics, robotics, the aftermath of San Francisco’s Big Quake II, urban tribalism—Lisa Mason combines them all with such deftness and grace, they form a living world . . . Her characters and their world will stay with you long after you’ve finished this fine book.

      —Locus Magazine

      Lisa Mason stakes out, within the cyberpunk sub-genre, a territory all her own.

      —The San Francisco Chronicle

      Mason’s endearing characters and their absorbing adventures will hook even the most jaded SF fan.

      —Booklist

      Celestial Girl (A Lily Modjeska Mystery)

      Passionate Historical Romantic Suspense

      5 Stars! I really enjoyed the story and would love to read a sequel! I enjoy living in the 21st century, but this book made me want to visit the Victorian era. The characters were brought to life, a delight to read about. The tasteful sex scenes were very racy….Good Job!

      —Reader Review

      Every Mystery Unexplained

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      "As long as the human mind delights in mysteries, so it will love magic and magicians. I would say to all beginners, 'Keep three things in mind:

      First--Practice constantly new sleights, novel devices, and invent new combinations of old feats. You must always have something new wherewith to dazzle.

      Second--Make your work artistic by clothing each illusion with all the glamour and shadows of fairyland and the

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