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The Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency book might be a useful read, as it features a number of improbable but explainable events that were actually accomplished through "magical" means. To make this work:

The rational explanation was somewhat dubious. While theoretically possible, it wasn't reasonable. This was noted by characters and obvious to the reader.
There was a character specifically stating not to rule out the impossible.
Once the "magic" was revealed, it provided a simple explanation for multiple improbable events.
Genre/author expectations were set up correctly; by the time of release, Douglas Adams had released multiple Hitchhiker books, and this book has a similar tone and level of groundedness. It was not published as crime fiction. (The cover art/title/blurb can help with this.)

(It's been a while since I've read it; this is going off of memory)

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