A Deadly Game of Magic — Joan Lowery Nixon

Caught in a violent storm, Lisa and her three friends take refuge in a deserted old house. Inside are strewn odd tricks and gadgets -- the props of a practiced magician. Doors slam. The phones go dead. A ghostly hand creeps across the mantel. But the group's fascination with these effects quickly turns to horror.

Lisa has always dreamed of being a magician. Now her life -- and the lives of her friends -- depends on her skill. Because one by one the tricks are becoming more sinister, luring the group closer and closer to the terrible secret at the end of the corridor. . . .