Book Review....
8th Aug 06
The Bullet Trick
by Louise Welsh.
When down-at-heel conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a
string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he is hoping his luck is on the
turn. There were certain spectators from his last show he’d
rather forget. Amongst the showgirls and tricksters of Berlin’s
scandalous underground Wilson can abandon his heart, his head
and, more importantly, his past.
But secrets have a habit of catching up with William, and the
line between the act and reality starts to blur. Bringing the
seedy glamour of the burlesque scene magnificently to life,
Louise Welsh’s deft contemporary tale is her richest and most
macabre yet. The Bullet Trick will keep you guessing till its
final explosive flourish.