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> Hake Talbot is a pen name of the American writer Henning Nelms (30 November 1900 - May 1986). Nelms used the Talbot name to write just two detective novels, The Hangman’s Handyman in 1942 and the highly regarded locked-room mystery Rim of the Pit in 1944. >Nelms reserved his real name for writing non-fiction about showmanship (his chief occupation was as a stage magician). He was the author of the book Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969).