TY - SER KW - physicians KW - attorneys KW - detectives KW - medical examiners KW - police AU - James N. Tucker AB - Chief of surgery Dr. Jack Merlin—also a part-time magician and sleuth—helps an assistant district attorney track a plastic surgeon who may be altering the appearance of local criminals. C1 -

1995-6

C3 - Allegheny County; Allegheny River; Ohio River; Monongahela River; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Allegheny County Courthouse; City-County Building; Oakland; University of Pittsburgh; Shadyside; Highland Park; Mt. Washington; Aspinwall; Fox Chapel; O’Hara Twp.; Che C4 - Mystery; Suspense CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Chief of surgery Dr. Jack Merlin—also a part-time magician and sleuth—helps an assistant district attorney track a plastic surgeon who may be altering the appearance of local criminals. PB - Onyx Books PP - New York PY - 2000 RN - James N. Tucker (1952- ), a graduate of Columbia University Medical School, is a Pittsburgh pediatrician and part-time novelist. He lives in O'Hara Twp., Allegheny County. EP - 406 p. TI - Tragic Wand ER -