Ready-to-perform routines from a working magician's repertoire.
Hidden in Plain Sight isn't just another magic book - it's a curated collection of four battle-tested routines from Marko, a professional magician with 57 years of real-world experience. These are not theoretical curiosities or over-engineered gimmicks, but practical, powerful tricks that have fooled audiences on television, cruise ships, corporate stages, and intimate parlors across two continents. Each routine is streamlined for performance, easy to prepare, and designed to leave spectators genuinely astonished.
Whether you're looking for a strong opener, a visual miracle, or a hands-off card revelation that works under the toughest conditions, these four tricks deliver maximum impact with minimal setup. If you value elegance, efficiency, and real magic that works every time, then this is the book you have to buy.
1. THE QUEENS' GATHERING
(Based on an original concept by Charles T. Jordan)
Four Queens are placed in the corners of a handkerchief - yet, they magically gather beneath a small piece of cardboard, right before the audience's eyes.
2. PANELLO
(Invented by Ian Adair - reimagined with Annemann-inspired handling)
Three spectators each select a card... and one by one, their exact duplicates mysteriously materialize between two ordinary pieces of cardboard - with the final card appearing as a giant jumbo version, seemingly grown by the power of collective concentration.
3. TRICOLOR MONTE
(Created by El Gran Bronzini of Argentina)
Four colorful shoelaces are shown, one secretly tied to a cash prize. Three spectators choose laces - only to find nothing. The one no one picked? It's the only one with the bill... revealed in a bold, clean, and unforgettable finish.
4. X-RAY VISION
(A 1907 classic by Theodore DeLand - refined for modern performance)
Spectators freely select cards from half the deck and insert them into the magician's half. Without touching or seeing it, the magician instantly names the cards - repeatedly - and finishes with a stunning pocket prediction that leaves the deck completely examinable.
1st edition 2025, PDF 20 pages.
word count: 8045 which is equivalent to 32 standard pages of text
