Hocus Corpus

Hocus Corpus
First edition
AuthorJames Tucker
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherOnyx
Publication date1999
Publication place USA
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages403
ISBN0-451-40891-8
OCLC41575834
Preceded byAbra Cadaver 
Followed byTragic Wand 

Hocus Corpus is a crime novel by the American writer James N. Tucker set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It tells the story of Dr. Jack Merlin, now chief resident of surgery, still a part-time magician and sleuth, who is mysteriously losing patients after routine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Sources

Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2006. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000142340.