Hard-Boiled Mysteries

Bruce Cervon, world-renowned magician, shoots out more magic.

1998
Written by Stephen Minch
Work of Bruce Cervon
178 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
75 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Bruce Cervon Foreword
ix
Michael A. Perovich Introduction
xi
Bruce Cervon Award Ace Assembly two Handlings
 		3
Bruce Cervon Another Aces
9
Bruce Cervon Ace Assembly Switch three of 4
 		9
Edward Marlo K.M.-Move with Reverse Fingering
9
Lin Searles Auto Break
10
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More
12
Bruce Cervon Again, The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces!
14
Joe Berg Top Palm
14
Bruce Cervon The Spectator Cuts the Four Aces Once More II
17
Bruce Cervon The Vernon-Cervon Run-Up Demonstration complex
 		21
Bruce Cervon Directly to the Bottom
23
Bruce Cervon The Jokers and King
24
Bruce Cervon Quadruple Coincidence
27
Bruce Cervon Ace-Two-Three Ace, Two, Three change into three selections
Related to 30
Bruce Cervon Triple Change general card in sandwich
 		34
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot not signature, but X-mark
 		36
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot II not signature, but X-mark, simpler for spectator
 		40
Bruce Cervon X Marks the Spot III not signature, but X-mark, even simpler and commercial
 		42
Bruce Cervon The Fifth Card
45
Bruce Cervon A Card Puzzle
Related to 48
Bruce Cervon Impossible Location
50
Bruce Cervon AC/DC featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
Related to 52
Bruce Cervon Interlock Steal featuring Vernon's Interlock Principle
 		52
Interlock Principle
52
Bruce Cervon Charlier Cut Control
59
Bruce Cervon The Trap Door Control
61
Bruce Cervon The Cased Holdout holdout while shuffling
 		62
Bruce Cervon The Push-Off Force
63
Bruce Cervon The MAC Switch for small packet as it is turned over
 		65
Bruce Cervon The Last Ace Vanish
67
Bruce Cervon MAC Switch Miracle
68
Bruce Cervon Come Back to Me
68
Bruce Cervon The Insertion Strip-Out
71
Bruce Cervon Commercial Collectors
74
Bruce Cervon Preset
75
Bruce Cervon Poker Interchange Exchanged
Inspired by 78
Bruce Cervon Pressure Fan Force
Inspired by 81
Bruce Cervon The Greek Force with card second from bottom
Inspired byRelated to 83
Bruce Cervon The Combination Force two cards
 		84
Bruce Cervon The L.C. Stab
85
Bruce Cervon Son of L.C. Stab
86
Bruce Cervon The CF FOrce
90
Bruce Cervon Do You Believe in Intuition!
95
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Also published here 95
Bruce Cervon The Twenty-five Dollar Ace Trick one at a time, double facer
 		98
Dai Vernon Strip Out Addition
98
Bruce Cervon Wild Card
105
Bruce Cervon The Sub-Mariner Cards Ace to Three through wallet
 		108
Bruce Cervon The Sub-Mariner Cards Ace to Three through paper or napkin
 		115
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser The Faro Count determining the number of cards in an incomplete deck
 		121
Bruce Cervon Two-Card Control
123
Bruce Cervon My Mind Keeps Wandering faro shuffle
 		125
Bruce Cervon Face-Up Count faro shuffle
 		127
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Face-Up Count II faro shuffle
Related to 129
Bruce Cervon The Confused Incomplete Faro Control deck spread in IF Condition
Related to 130
Bruce Cervon Trapped by the Bullets four Aces trap selection, faro shuffle
Related to 132
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes, "This is an interesting effect. I don't say it is a good effect, but it is certainly novel."
Related to 134
Cliff Green Spread Reversal
134
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play II spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes
Also published here
  • Ibidem #35
 136
Bruce Cervon Turnabout is Faro Play III spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes
 		137
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Revealment triumph & dealing thing
 		138
Bruce Cervon Realization faro shuffle
Related to 140
Bruce Cervon Dealing the Flush Royal Flush for any number of players from 2 to 8, stack & faros
 		142
Bruce Cervon Victory plot here credited to Daley
Related to 144
Bruce Cervon A Tinge of Color
Related toVariations 146
Bruce Cervon Ace Finder for four cards
 		150
Gerald Kosky Face-Up Ace Cutting
Inspired by 152
Bruce Cervon King Kut face up Cutting to Four of a Kind with Transformation Kicker
 		155
Bruce Cervon A Tinge of Color II
158
Bruce Cervon Impact Aces or Simple Face-Up Ace Cutting
160
Bruce Cervon Ring Again! almost challenge conditions
 		163
Bruce Cervon Four Coins and a Card using only one card
 		168
Bruce Cervon ...la Matrix Jombo Coin Kicker
 		173
Data entered by Denis Behr.