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Shell Game

  • 1664 first published
  • 424 pages
  • 20 editions

Carol O'Connell's Shell Game (1664) is a stage-magic fiction and classic fantasy novel. Much of the action takes place in New York, State and New York, N.Y.. Readers will find themes of magicians, Police, Policewomen and Kathleen Mallory.

It has been published in 20 editions.

It runs to roughly 424 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Opening line

“SOMETIMES HE WONDERED WHY THE CHILDREN DIDN'T CRY TO see such monsters in the world-a giant blue hedgehog, a huge fat worm, a cat the size of a floating building.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Magicians
  • Police
  • Policewomen
  • Kathleen Mallory
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Mallory, kathleen
  • Thrillers
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • New york, N.y.
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • Mystery & detective
  • Crime

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Shell Game?

Shell Game was written by Carol O'Connell and first published in 1664.

What genre is Shell Game?

It is usually shelved as Magicians & Illusionists and Classic Fantasy.

How long is Shell Game?

The median edition has 424 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Shell Game?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Rose and the Ring, The Tempest and Plays (36).

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