Very Hush-Hush by John Bannon - Book

Give your audience card magic with a mentalism feel: John Bannon’s Very Hush-Hush collects 40 card tricks built around impossible locations, predictions, and mind-reading themes. Some location effects can be performed over Zoom, bringing a card-magic moment to remote audiences.

Across five chapters, Bannon explores magic-square effects and other cunning routines. The material calls for little to no sleight of hand, though you’ll still need to practice.

Inside the book

• Forty card tricks: Explore effects with a mental-magic slant, from impossible locations to predictions and performance pieces.
• Five chapters: The collection covers magic squares, card locations, predictions with different revelation procedures, and more.
• Practical instruction: Learn helpful sleights and subtleties, including false cuts and shuffles, switches, and other moves.
• Conversational writing: Bannon’s tongue-in-cheek storytelling includes patter and one-liners, making the instruction feel approachable.
• Hardcover edition: This 260+ page, 7" x 10" clothbound book has a pictorial dust jacket and black-and-white photographs.

Bring it to your practice table when you want fresh card material that leans into mystery without demanding finger-flinging. The routines give you plenty to work on before sharing them with an audience.