Still Small Still Deadly by Paul Hallas

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

word count: 116378 which is equivalent to 465 standard pages of text