The Seance (Lawrence novel)

The Seance
Author Iain Lawrence
Cover artist Jen Shekels
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's Mystery
Publisher Random House
Publication date
July 8, 2008
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 272
ISBN 978-0-385-73375-5

The Seance is a mystery novel by Iain Lawrence, first published in 2008. It is set in America in the 1920s. The main character is thirteen-year-old illusionist Scooter King, who lives with his mother the medium, helping her to host seances and make a small living.

Scooter admires Harry Houdini, a famous magician and escape artist. He can't wait to see him escape from his deadly Torture Tank.

One night, Scooter stumbles on a dead man in the Torture Tank. Little does he know that the dead man is Herman Day. A few days later, Harry Houdini comes to town.


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