Spirit Sleuths : How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes artist-Satoshi Kitamura While on a summer seaside

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Spirit Sleuths : How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes artist-Satoshi Kitamura While on a summer seasideThe latest from acclaimed author Gail Jarrow reveals how magiciansincluding Harry Houdini and his team of investigatorsexposed fake mediums who exploited the vulnerable and gullible in the early twentieth century. After millions of people died during World War I and from the 1918 influenza pandemic, the popularity of Spiritualism soared. Desperate to communicate with their dead loved ones, the bereaved fell prey to extortion by fraudulent mediums and