A review by jacqui_des
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold

4.0

This book really has everything. It's a great read and would have been 5-stars if I hadn't taken so long to read it.

Memorable Quotes

"Starling said nothing; saying nothing often led to gold."

"Ledocq was the master of the 'It's Around Here Somewhere' school of mechanical engineering. Carter had once found a set of screwdrivers in the icebox."

"There was no feeling that deserved more to be bottled and reapplied at leisure than having recently been kissed by a pretty girl."

"In San Francisco, where misdemeanors were mostly forgiven, if not welcomed, the penalty for posting bills on the sides of buildings was a startling thirty dollars."

"When you walked a city, wherever you looked, someone had probably fallen in love there."

"His hand was pinned over his head like he was the brightest student in class."

"In his youth, Carter had believed everything was possible. Then in grief, he believed everything was impossible. And now, the very moment he stood, pulling Phoebe up with him, he felt that when you had lived enough of your life, there was no difference between the two."

"...he looked through the album and wished he could shout back to the young couple he saw, 'It will be brief, but you'll have a remarkable time together."