The Shoemaker's Magician by Cynthia Pelayo - ISBN: 9781454961536
Paperback
Lost movie, brutal killings, dark secrets: risk everything for art?

The Shoemaker's Magician

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 April 2026

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Summary

From a Bram Stoker Award-winning author, a cult horror fan discovers that something sinister is at the heart of a series of brutal killings in Chicago.

A fabled lost movie. An increasing body count. How much do you risk for art?

Paloma has been watching the Grand Vespertilio Show her entire life. Grand, America’s most beloved horror host, showcases classic, low-budget and cult horror movies with a flourish, wearing his black tuxedo and hat—but Paloma has notic…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781454961536
ISBN-10:1454961538
Author:Cynthia Pelayo
Publisher:Union Square & Co.
Imprint:Union Square & Co.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 April 2026
Weight:400g
Dimensions:208mm x 138mm x 22mm
Series:The Chicago Saga
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A gripping story filled with ghosts, mystery, and history.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)

“Haunting.” —Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Cynthia Pelayo

Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet. She writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and cycles of violence. She is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, The Shoemaker’s Magician, as well as dozens of standalone short stories and poems.

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