Dangerous Love

THE BLURB:
The mentalist's most dangerous tool!

"A Dangerous Love" is a book test designed for the working
mentalist.

"A Dangerous Love" is a professionally produced prop
designed to look like a normal romance novel. Better yet, it
incorporates two separate effects within its pages.

Effect One:- The spectator selects any page in the book,
runs his finger down the page and selects a word. The
mentalist then reveals the word. The spectator is holding
the book at the time and the performer can be on the other
side of the room. It looks completely impossible, the
spectator will swear you can read his mind! This effect is a
powerful stand alone effect, or it can be used as part of a
longer routine.

Effect two:- The mentalist flicks through the pages of "A
Dangerous Love" asking a spectator to stop him at any time
and remember a word on the page. A synonym of the word is
then revealed in a startling manner.

Use the same book for two completely different, devastating
pieces of mentalism!

* Looks just like a real novel
* Will withstand a casual inspection by the spectator during
performance
* No writing down of page numbers, in fact, no writing down
of anything!
* No additional props involved
* No accomplices or pre-show work
* No electronics
* Performer does not need to know the page number or perform
any arithmetical calculations
* Performer does not need to touch the book to reveal the
word

Take your Mentalism act to the next level - but be prepared
for the stunned response you will receive from your
audience!

Purchase "A Dangerous Love" and receive free access to the
Dangerous Resources Page, here you will find a complete
performing script for the routine, as well as links other
valuable resources.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY:
A Dangerous Love is excellent. I highly recommend it."
Richard Osterlind

"This book can be a clever addition to a multi-book
telepathy routine. I will add it to my routine."
Chuck Hickok

"This book test is one of the best and most direct book
tests I have ever seen."
Charles Gauci

MY COMMENTS: (See my comments below about the 2007 version)
This is a deliciously clever gimmicked book with two
features. The first is being able to force a synonym of a
specific word. That particular word is revealed in an
extremely memorable way. The second feature is a key
paragraph, located at the bottom of each page. Within these
paragraphs are a handful of long words and these words can
be determined by the use of a progressive anagram.

The first feature ties in with a routine by Christopher
Taylor in his book, Inside Out. It's the last item in the
book ("Phony Liar"). Nick Morton wasn't comfortable with
having letter cards used to form the synonym and instead
worked the idea into the book. If you don't have Inside
Out, you can still force this particular word, but you'll
have to use your own reveal, rather than Christopher
Taylor's ingenious presentation.

The second feature, the progressive anagram, is oddly placed
at the bottom of each page. Most have it in the first few
lines, but this is a minor point. It's easy to justify
having a participant look at the bottom of the page,
especially if you've done the first phase and worked with
the top half of the page. Most importantly, Nick has given
great thought to the construction of the anagram and it
plays very naturally.

The book itself is an oversized book, not a standard
paperback size. The instructions are printed in the back of
the book. I know that when Lee Earle and Larry Becker did
it, folks complained. It doesn't bother me because no one
will open to the last few pages anyway and no one will have
the book long enough to actually read those pages. In fact,
I find it quite convenient to have the instructions there.
Among the cornucopia of book tests released recently, this
is definitely one of the more unique and worthwhile ones.

For 2007, Nick Morton has made some improvements. Most
notably, the cover has been completely re-designed and
changed. The front cover now shows a close-up of a young
man's washboard abs being caressed by a woman's hands. The
back covers have been updated too. Also, there are now
three different books to choose from. Each book has the
same interior text so it can be used for a variety of
routines. I'm not so sure I like having three books from
the same author, but this is a minor quibble as I don't
think it will alter the audience's perception of these
books' authenticity.