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Death in the Crystal by Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Death in the Crystal about?

DEATH IN THE CRYSTAL was originally published in the August 1944 issue of The Shadow Magazine. The crystal of the title refers to a crystal ball. The crystal ball of the Tibetan mystic who calls himself Mahatma Xanadu. Margo Lane's visit to the Mahatma precipitates The Shadow into a crime trail that only he can unravel. This is not one of the best Shadow pulp stories. That's not to say it's bad. I've read better; I've read worse. (I've read the Bruce Elliott stories.) But this one is merely pedestrian. And it has its flaws, which I'm going to be more than happy to point out. This story does have its good points. It features the old fake seer act, and that's always interesting to read about. Author Walter Gibson's background in magic shows, here. He describes some pretty cool things a mentalist can do with a crystal ball, and he let's The Shadow explain how they work in detail. The settings and trappings of a mind-reading parlor make for a fun experience, and that's a definite plus for this story. As our story opens, Margo Lane has accompanied her blonde friend Sheila Waltham to visit the turbaned seer Mahatma Xanadu at his parlor, located over an East Side tailor shop. They are adm

Who reads Death in the Crystal?

Author

Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter

Publisher

Street & Smith

Published

1944

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction