Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, was a proper Scottish Victorian who believed in the supernatural. Houdini, a cynical Hungarian-American, was an escape artist who exposed mediums as frauds. Yet they became friends and toured together. They split when Doyle’s wife claimed to have made contact with Houdini’s late mother and reported many erroneous things about her. By 1923, the pair openly feuded in letters to The New York Times. Houdini wrote, “There is nothing that Sir Arthur will believe that surprises me.” Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.
Doyle’s belief and Houdini’s skepticism drove a wedge in their friendship
Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship
