Houdini goes 'Under the Knife'

For those who can't get enough of Houdini's final illness, know that the new book Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations by Arnold van de Laar has a 10 page chapter devoted to Houdini.

Where does Mr. Laar come down on the many intrigues surrounding those final days in Detroit? I don't know because I don't have the book, but the suspense is killing me like a case of peritonitis!

You can purchase on Amazon.com (U.S.) and Amazon.co.uk (UK).

Thanks to Arthur Moses for the alert.

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