Although transpositions involving cards are commonplace, not too many are genuine eye-poppers. This one fits that description to a tee, a totally baffling flight of a card from one place to another, in the usual tight-knit setting of close-up magic at the table.
Four aces are removed from a deck with spectator being offered the choice of reds or blacks, the chosen aces being slipped into an envelope and dropped to the table. The two remaining aces, black for example, are lost in the deck which is then placed aside. On command, the red ace chosen by spectator instantly vanishes from the envelope and is found sandwiched between the two black aces in the middle of the deck.
No skullduggery here - the spectator can hold and then open the envelope, extracting the remaining ace for checking. There is nothing to conceal.
Need we add - a total absence of fakes, gimmicks, stranger cards and the like. All that is needed is a deck of cards and an envelope. This is a first-class addition to your routine, with no demanding sleights or moves. If you can execute a Double Cut and shuffle cards, you can absolutely breeze through this one!
Ian Baxter has once again stepped forward with a winning card mystery, and we cannot recommend it too highly.
1st edition 2026, PDF 3 pages.
word count: 1010 which is equivalent to 4 standard pages of text
