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

4.0

This was a fun one; I also read Sunnyside. Historical novels must be a riot to write. This one takes a somewhat obscure magician (he really lived, but not so much the events described in the book) and surround him with all the really famous magicians, show biz folks, and politicians of the day. Then you just slather in all kinds of historical stuff that was going on. The Marx Brothers make an appearance; Philo Farnsworth features prominently. Houdini shows up. And on the list goes. The story was pretty entertaining, although I never made a really strong connection with Charles Carter as a character. This one was fun for all the ways the author came up with to tell the story with historical footnotes.