Written by Stephen Minch.

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

192 pages, hundreds of clear photos of Bruce's hands. The name Bruce Cervon guarantees first-class original effects.


Contents:

ACE TRICKS
Award Ace Assembly (two handlings)
Another Aces
The Spectator Cuts Four Aces Once More
Again. the Spectator Cuts Four Aces!
The Spectator Cuts Four Aces Once More II

INTERESTING EFFECTS:
The Vernon-Cervon Run-Up Demonstration
The Jokers and King
Quadruple Coincidence
Ace-Two-Three
Triple Change
X Marks The Spot
X Marks The Spot II
X Marks The Spot III
The Fifth Card
A Card Puzzle
Impossible Location
AC/DC

MOVES AND THEIR TRICKS
Charlier Cut Control
The Trap Door Control
The Cased Holdout
The Push-Off Force
The MAC Switch
The Last Ace Vanish
MAC Switch Miracle (Stop Effect)
Come Back to Me
The Insertion Strip-out
Commercial Collectors
Preset - a handling
Poker Interchanged Exchanged
Pressure Fan Force
The Greek Force
The Combination Force
The L.C.Stab
Son of L.C.Stab
The CF Force
Ace Producer

YOU MUST BE PREPARED
Do You Believe in Intuition?
The Twenty-five Dollar Ace Trick
Wildcard!
The sub-mariner Cards
Sub-mariner Cards II

TRICKS WITH THE FARO SHUFFLE AND ONE WITHOUT
The Faro Count
Two-Card Control
My Mind Keeps Wandering
Face-Up Count
Face-UpCount II
The Confused Incomplete Control
Trapped by theBullets
Turnabout is Faro Play
Turnabout is Faro Play II
Turnabout is Faro Play III
Revealment
Realization
Dealing the Flush
Victory
A Tinge of Color
Ace Finder
Face-Up Ace Cutting

FURTHER CUTTING UP
King Kut
A Tinge of Color II
Impact Aces or Simple Face-Up Ace Cutting

YOU SAY YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ENOUGH?
Ring Again!
Four Coins and a Card
...la Matrix