Bruce Cervon Hard Boiled Mysteries - Book
Bruce Cervon Hard Boiled Mysteries - Book
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52 prized effects! Including - The Twenty-Five Dollar Aces Trick, Aces out-jogged in the deck transpose separately, with indifferent cards, the last one visibly!; Impact Aces, used in Cervon's Magic Castle close-up show for years!; Bruce's own Sub-Mariner Cards, four face-up cards penetrate a wallet one at a time ... kept secret for over a quarter of a century, now finally released, it contains subtleties that bring it into the mind-blowing realm! Other items are Bruce's beautiful treatments of such classics as Ring Again! - the ring-off-the-rope routine; Matrix; Vernon - Cervon Run-Up Demonstration; Quadruple Coincidence; Triple Change; The Mac Switch and an enormous vault of other loot. All designed to make an unforgettable impression on the toughest of the tough guys. Hard-Boiled Mysteries is a winner! This book gives you the low-down in great detail, including the telling tips and touches that show how to "kill" your audience with these Hard-Boiled Mysteries Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 11 in handsome full color dust jacket, 192 pages, hundreds of clear photos of Bruce's hands. The name Bruce Cervon guarantees first class original effects.
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Bruce Cervon's HARD BOILED MYSTERIES, has attracted some mixed reviews from purchasers of this well-produced book from L & L Publishing.
Frankly, I think a fair portion of the material is a little disappointing, with too many overworked Ace routines and needlessly complicated tricks involving the Faro Shuffle. However, there are some very nice entries in the 'Interesting Effects' and 'Moves And Their Tricks' chapters. 'The Fifth Card' and' AC/DC' for example, are certainly noteworthy, along with another plum, 'Commercial Collectors' which I thought was excellent.
Could not help thinking HBM was assembled in a hurry, using left over material that Cervon had put aside. And it seems L & L could not decide whether Stephan Minch was the author or Editor; Inside front page and dust jacket carry two differing claims.
In in all, a worthwhile acquisition, but be prepared for some let downs, as mentioned.
Ian Baxter