Luminaries

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is requested by the British Government to form a team of psychics capable of tracking down a serial killer who murdered a member of the British Royal Family. Conan Doyle, who has the ability to touch objects and ascertain their history, travels to the United States to enlist the aid of his longtime friend Harry Houdini, a master of telekinesis, and new found acquaintance Orson Welles, who is gifted with the power of mental telepathy. Even though Conan Doyle and Houdini have a bitter history, they put aside their differences and work together for the greater good, but not without friction.Luminaries is an alternate history mystery-thriller set in the early 1930's, and combines elements of the supernatural, suspense, intrigue and adventure into a story about the importance of friendship.