> Stab In The Dark by Alex Latorre

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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 11th, 2025
The book test does what you want by showing all the pages different, and then when the spectator says stop they land on the page that you want to!
The book test is reusable for 50 performances which is nice. Does as shows in ad copy!

Downside:
1) you have to apply an item that isn’t a perfect fit to the book and doesn’t stand up to close scrutiny (though you might be able to use an scalpel to trim, but extra work and not sure why they don’t fit perfectly to begin with)
2) the angles showing the pages aren’t 100% and need precise handling (limited showing of inside of book)
3) you can’t use any knife but a very, very dull knife

That being said it’s a fun book magic item! Just few times I’ve preformed as seasoned magician there’s are the problems I’ve had above

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mwilkop
Jun 26th 2025 1:05am
I find even with a blunt knife it tears. Do you have any tips?

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jchavez2789
Oct 23rd 2025 12:50pm
I have Adrian Vega’s Deck Stab. He uses the knife blade side up. The knife is pulled flat side down not to tear the card. Not sure if it’s applicable here as I don’t own this trick.

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