Paul Hallas – Still Small, Still Deadly

A new 2020 edition of the sequel to Small But Deadly and a continuing exploration of packet tricks, their creators and the evolution of plots and methods, discussion and analysis of effects plus routines to add to your repertoires. If you loved the first book, then you'll love this one too. This new edition now has 212 letter sized, information packed pages. Includes updated chapters, new chapters and now 668 packet effects get mentioned throughout.

Includes effect contributions from:

• Cameron Francis

• David Gemmell

• David Neighbors

• Hideo Kato

• Howard Adams

• John Guastaferro

• Peter Duffie

• Richard Vollmer

• Ryan Matney

• Scott F. Guinn

• William Goodwin

• and others, including a new one from Paul himself.

"This is a great book that belongs in every card magician's library." - Bob Farmer.

"I love this book! The writing is light-hearted and often humourous." - Robin Dawes.

"Terrific reference works." - Alan Smithee.

"Highly recommended!" - Paul A. Lelekis, The Linking Ring magazine.

"There is gold in here people, just dig for it! Don't be a Johnny come lately as I was with Paul's first offering" - Dom Kebala, The Magic Café.

1st edition 2010. 1st digital edition 2013, PDF 184 pages; updated 2020 PDF 213 pages.

Table of Contents

1. Foreword by Arthur Emerson

2. Author's Introduction

3. Exactly What Is a Packet Trick?

4. Howard Adams and His Non Sleight Packet Effects

5. Solvang 13 by Howard Adams

6. E.S.P. Magic or Coincidence by Paul Hallas (Solvang 13 variant)

7. Numerical Reverse

8. Combo Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

9. Dyslexia by William Goodwin

10. Max Maven

11. Word and Letter Packet Effects

12. Spooky Transposition

13. Peter Duffie's Effortless Output

14. Jerry Mentzer’s "Packet Tricks"

15. Revisiting Nick Trost

16. Aldo Colombini

17. Raising Hell

18. Little Devil

19. Another Little Devil

20. David Regal

21. John Bannon

22. Head to Head Poker Deals

23. Your Choice by Ken de Courcy

24. Shigeo Futagawa

25. Flushed Away

26. Flushtronic by Paul Brignall

27. Outflushed 3 by Hallas, Dingle and Everybody

28. The Sting 2 by Maddison, Hallas

29. Packet Trick Brainwaves

30. Cameron Francis

31. After The Selection Packet Effects

32. Chicken and Egg Revelation

33. Invasion of The Jokers

34. It's A Stick Up!

35. Gordon Bean

36. Still Jazzing Around

37. Slow Motion Jazz Combo by Kane, Nash and Hallas

38. Jazz Kings by Larry West

39. Face The Music by David Neighbors

40. More Minimalist Assemblies

41. Bob Farmer, Bammo Creator

42. Where The Wild Things Are

43. More Monte

44. Gambler's Dilemma

45. Not Color Monte

46. The Extraordinary Clown

47. Mona Lisa Packet Tricks

48. Paul Gordon

49. A Touch of Frost

50. Some More Classics Revisited

51. Liam Montier

52. Richard Paddon, Packet Trick Aficionado

53. Vinny Sagoo

54. Houdini Themed Packet Effects

55. Room 485 by David Gemmell

56. Pre-Marital? By David Gemmell

57. Suit-Sayers by Ryan Matney

58. Miracle Eraser by Hideo Kato

59. Rank Xerox by Richard Vollmer

60. Gr-Eight by Scott F. Guinn

61. Tailspin by John Guastaferro

62. TCP by Cameron Francis

63. Bravado by Peter Duffie

64. Paul Hallas Packets

65. Peter Pellikaan

66. Endword

67. Tricks Index