Houdini: "Master Spook," says new book

By LARRY McSHANE
The ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed 10.27.06

NEW YORK (AP) - Eighty years after his death, the name Harry Houdini remains synonymous with escape under the most dire circumstances. But Houdini, the immigrants' son whose death-defying career made him one of the world's biggest stars, was more than a mere entertainer.

A new biography of the legendary performer suggests that Houdini worked as a spy for Scotland Yard, monitored Russian anarchists and chased counterfeiters for the U.S. Secret Service - all before he was possibly murdered.

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Photo Captions & Credits: "Houdini, master of escape" courtsey of Atria Brooks