Modus Operandi by Stephen Hobbs

Introduction
Note on Credits and Sleights
Card Magic：
Four at Once
Fast, flashy ace production—first individually, then all at once.
Mysterious
Dr. Daley meets Br. Hamman—and a step beyond.
Multiplex Reset
“Reset” with a “Double Travellers” finale.
No Table Aces
Four-ace routine performed entirely in the hands.
Jack’s Backs 
Ungaffed “All-Backs” routine with a double climax.
The Carpenter Reverse Assembly
No palming, ungaffed, and impromptu.
Card and Purse Frame
Easy, visual vanish and production of a card.
Torn, Torn, and Restored
Subtle switch of a torn card that can be performed surrounded.
The Robber Band: The Final Days of Jesse James
Rubber band penetrates the deck and rounds up the four jacks.
Full Metal Jack
A “one-shuffle” version of Dr. Daley’s classic plot.

Gambling Routines：
Royal Faststack
Faststack and riffle-shuffling combined for maximum effect.
Center Deal Demo (Two Methods)
The real work—the cards must be coming from the center.
The Seattle Switch
Steal four aces from the spectator’s hand—one at a time!
West Coast Cooler
A subtle and stunning deck-switch routine.
Eight Kings
Deal yourself eight kings from an ordinary deck of cards.

Thoughts on Card Cheating:
An essay with examples
The Carpenter Full-Deck False Shuffle
The Ehlers Shift
Setting the Jog
Overhand Stacking Technique
Flop Seconds
Table of Sleights
Bibliography