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Disappearing Nightly

Disappearing Nightly, June 2012
Esther Diamond #1
by Laura Resnick

DAW
400 pages
ISBN: 0756407664
EAN: 9780756407667
Kindle: B007P7HTZU
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"Esther Diamond faces a leading role which could result in her disappearance."

Fresh Fiction Review

Disappearing Nightly
Laura Resnick

Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted June 29, 2012

Fantasy Urban

Esther Diamond is a struggling actress who has been working tables for the last four months. When she is offered a role, she takes it; even though she is understudy to a woman with a terrible singing voice and more fake body parts than anyone should consider. When Golly Gee disappears during a scene, the show is shut down for a while. Esther starts receiving notes about not getting in the cage. When a second and third person disappear during vanishing acts, she gets really nervous. The night of the play's reopening, Esther meets Max Zadoc and they will start investigating the disappearances. With that introduction, Esther will be drawn into a world which she never would have believed existed. A world of true magic. Max is a 350 year old magician with a familiar, Nelli, a large dog. Together, they will identify the magician who is responsible for the disappearances and defeat the evil. DISAPPEARING NIGHTLY is a re-issue of the first Esther Diamond book. If you haven't read it, run right out and buy it. Ms. Resnick writes a fascinating story with elements of spooky, magic, and humor which will keep your reading. I love these books!

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SUMMARY

I'm not a heroine -- I just play one. Also psychotics, vamps, orphans, hookers, housewives and -- on one memorable occasion -- a singing rutabaga. It was never my ambition to utilize my extensive dramatic training by playing a musical vegetable. However, as my agent is fond of pointing out, there are more actors in New York than there are people in most other cities. Translation: Beggars can't be choosers. This explains how I wound up painting my body green and prancing around stage half-naked the night Golly Gee, the female lead in the off-broadway show "Sorcerer!" disappeared into thin air. Literally. Now other performers are also vanishing, and a mysterious stranger is warning me: There is evil among us. But the producers want me to take over Golly's part. Looks like I'm going to need a little magical help if I want to keep my starring role . . .


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