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Molly Travers, a young woman living in San Francisco, discovers that she is the descendant of a family of vaudeville magicians, who in the nineteen... read full description

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Mar 05, 2011
Doug rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Walking the Labyrinth doesn’t sound like it should work anywhere near as well as it does. Molly Travers, a young woman in the modern day Bay area, finds herself investigating her ancestors, a loose-knit family troupe of illusionists who may have commanded powers beyond mere illusion. In addition to structuring the novel around a well-worn conceit, Goldstein employs the risky gambit of including substantial portions of the materials Travers finds in her own text, in one case going so far as to li More...
Sep 23, 2008
Ceridwen rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Who knew a story about Victorian spiritualism, a traveling family troupe of magicians, murder, vanishings, and other interesting sounding things could be so boring? Who knew people with psychic powers could be so enigmatic in such a pedestrian way? Why did I finish reading this book?
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Feb 12, 2008
Nancy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I have several of this author's books stacked in my tbr mountain, reading them one at a time until I get through them all. This one I would classify as a light occult mystery; it was fun but really started falling apart toward the end. I was so disappointed! This could have a fun occult mystery if she had wanted to go into a little more depth.

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The main character is Molly Travers, who lives in the SF bay area and was raised by her great-aunt Fentrice after being orp More...
Jan 22, 2009
Bruce rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This one is promising some interesting things along the Fairy, Occult Genre. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Oct 24, 2011
Mary rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is my favorite Lisa Goldstein book. It grabbed me from the 1st page and kept me hooked all the way to the end.
Feb 17, 2008
Rebecca rated it: 1 of 5 stars
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Dec 04, 2010
Tasula rated it: 3 of 5 stars
troop of magicians
Jan 01, 2010
Dee rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A story of magic and family secrets set in the San Francisco Bay area.
Apr 04, 2008
Miriam rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Interesting set up, but I was expecting, well, more to happen. Seemed like a draft waiting for action to be added.
Jan 14, 2012
Blair marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2012
Khristina rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Dec 07, 2011
Wendy marked it as to-read
Nov 02, 2011
Oolookitty rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 14, 2011
Winter marked it as to-read
Oct 01, 2011
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Sep 23, 2011
Angela rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Sep 22, 2011
Indigo rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 27, 2011
Not rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 26, 2011
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Aug 24, 2011
Barry rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Aug 02, 2011
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Jul 21, 2011
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Jan 07, 2012
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Jun 13, 2011
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Jun 04, 2011
Christopher rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jun 01, 2011
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May 05, 2011
Walt rated it: 4 of 5 stars
May 03, 2011
Elie marked it as to-read
Mar 28, 2011
Doug rated it: 5 of 5 stars