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Felony Juggler

A Crime Novel

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Felony Juggler

By: Penn Jillette
Narrated by: Penn Jillette
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From Penn Jillette of the legendary magic duo Penn & Teller: A street performer finds himself enmeshed in a crime and must outwit his fellow conspirators in his greatest juggling act yet.

In the early 1970s, Poe is living a nomadic life, hopping trains, sleeping rough, and juggling to feed himself. He eventually settles in Philadelphia and masters his street act before ever-growing crowds. When one of his fellow buskers presents him with an opportunity—a bank heist—he should have refused, an innocent bystander is killed, and he splits town a felon.

Unable to resist the lure of performing, he resurfaces halfway across the country as a regular act in a Renaissance Fair(e). Unfortunately, his notoriety outs him to the criminal organization who believes he took something of importance from them during the bank heist. Using all of the wit and misdirection that has made him the best street performer anyone has ever seen, Poe must outsmart and outmaneuver them in order to return to the peaceful life of juggling.

Drawing from his own youthful experience as a nomadic juggler—before earning international acclaim as one half of the magic duo Penn & Teller—Jillette’s madcap thriller is an authentic and often hilarious glimpse into the pleasures and perils of performing on the street.

©2025 Penn Jillette (P)2025 Audible Inc.
Coming of Age Crime Fiction Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction
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I have been waiting to hear this story ever since Penn announced that he was writing it.

Coming in at just under 6 hours the narrative moves along at a comfortable pace which is a little faster than you first expect, not unlike a Canadian cargo train.

The ease with which Penn keeps character, comedy, suspense, street talk and song lyrics in the air is a joy to experience.

If you enjoyed Random you will definitely find value in this.
If you didn’t enjoy Random, you’re probably not reading or enjoying this review.

All this is to say that Felony Juggler is a wonderful book, expertly performed and immaculately recorder.

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