Pros: Eminently readable, deft and elegant writing, great fast-and-furious plot. Cons: None
Glen David Gold's stunning debut novel is a force to be reckoned with. Carter Beats the Devil is quick out of the gate with a plot that just won't quit. One back cover blurb called the book "audaciously plotted." If I could come up with ...
Pros: Excellent balance of plot and characters, Meticulous attention to time period, Magical in many ways Cons: None
This book had been on my "to-read list" for quite a while. After finally sitting down and reading Carter Beats the Devil, I consider Glen David Gold to be something of a magician. In writing his wonderful novel, whose main character is the real...
Pros: wonderful interesting yarn Cons: A bit too disjointed on occasion.
I enjoy reading a lot, but there isn't enough time to enjoy the many books out there. Thanks to my local library and audio books, I get to LISTEN to books that I may have missed out on reading. I grabbed this one, because I liked the cover art, and ...
Pros: Fast paced and historically convincing! Carter is an incredible magician and Gold writes like one! Cons: Read carefully or you might miss something.
Glen David Gold wrote his first book and made it a doozy. Set in the early part of the last century, he tells the story of the great magician, Charles Carter. His life, loves, enemies, and friends are all depicted among spectacular stage events and...
Filled with historical references that evoke the excesses and enthusiasm of postwar, pre-Depression America, Carter Beats the Devil is the complex and...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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