Harry Houdini – The Right Way to Do Wrong

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This engaging book offers captivating tales about pickpockets, burglars, con artists, and more. Houdini shares intriguing stories from conversations with detectives and police chiefs, revealing the tactics used to deceive unsuspecting victims. Many of these scams remain prevalent today, highlighting the timeless lessons we can learn from history.

Published in 1906 by Harry Houdini, Boston MA; later reprinted by Gamblers Book Club, Las Vegas; 96 pages

Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Shot One – The Income of a Criminal
3. Shot Two – Professional Burglary
4. Shot Three – The Challenges of Burglary
5. Shot Four – Superstitions of Burglars
6. Shot Five – Thieves and Their Tricks
7. Shot Six – The Aristocrat of Thievery
8. Shot Seven – Pickpockets in Action
9. Shot Eight – Beggars and Dead Beats
10. Shot Nine – Swindlers of Begging Letters
11. Shot Ten – Tricks of Bunco Artists
12. Shot Eleven – The Game of Wits
13. Shot Twelve – Fake! Fake! Fake!
14. Shot Thirteen – Bogus Treasures
15. Shot Fourteen – Notorious Swindles
16. Shot Fifteen – The Fair Criminal
17. Shot Sixteen – The “Brace” Game
18. Shot Seventeen – Cheating Uncle Sam
19. Shot Eighteen – Humbugs
20. Shot Nineteen – Houdini
21. Shot Twenty – Conclusion