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A detective with a secret... A serial killer posing as a superhero... A lie with the form of a man... Question Your Reality. Chief inspector Adelaide Shaw is on the heels of a vigilante who has enchanted the public with his supernatural performances and been declared the world's first superhero. Not convinced, Adelaide believes him nothing more than a serial killer and turns to the expertise of the excommunicated street magician and tricksmith Oliver Whitaker. Together, they will uncover the truth and enter a world where nothing is as it seems, bringing to light the two-hundred-year-old legacy of The Rictus: royal magician to Queen Victoria and the only person in history to be recognized as immortal. Now, with London as their stage, and the people there audience; these two masters of illusion will perform the acts of their lives and when they're finished nothing will ever be the same again. Author_Bio: When not at work, Julius loves to spend time with his wife and two kids. He enjoys swimming, hiking, astronomy and learning irrelevant trivia. An avid fan of skill testers, he hopes you found the 567 critical errors placed in his manuscript (any more and you're better than he), but even more, he hopes you just enjoyed the story. Keywords: Mystery, Detective, Crime, Heroine, Magic, Illusion, Superhero, Conspiracy, Adventure, London.