COMING IN FALL 2026

A century after his death, Harry Houdini roars back to life in this meticulously researched and richly illustrated chronological biography by acclaimed Houdini historian John Cox.

Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909 captures the dynamic early years of Houdini’s breakout fame across Europe and the United States. Featuring details of every theater in every country where Houdini performed, this volume also provides in-depth examinations of:

The Cologne Trials
The Hodgson Challenge
The Mirror Handcuff Challenge
The Siberian Transport Prison Van
The Washington, D.C. Jail Break
The Belle Isle Bridge Jump
Houdini’s First Films
Early Aviation

Includes over 600 rare photos and artifacts from the world's largest magic collections, including many images never before published. This is an official presentation of David Coppefield's International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts and Volume One of The Ultimate Houdini Chronology, the most comprehensive work ever published on Houdini.

Foreword by David Copperfield

Hardcover
8.5 x 11
640 pages printed in full color.
Over 600 photographs, many never before published.
Regular and Collector's Edition.
Publisher: Wild About Harry Press
Release date: Fall 2026