Аннотация: Carter Beats the Devil

A dazzling, gripping, panoramic novel of magic and science, love and death set in 1920s America.
Charles Carter, dubbed Carter the Great by Houdini himself, was born into privilege but became a magician out of need: only when dazzling an audience can he defeat his fear of loneliness. But in 1920s America the stakes are growing higher, as technology and the cinema challenge the allure of magic and Carter's stunts become increasingly audacious. Until the night President Harding takes part in Carter's act only to die two hours later, and Carter finds himself pursued not only by the Secret Service but by a host of others desperate for the terrible secret they believe Harding confided in him.
Seamlessly blending reality and fiction, Gold lays before us a glittering and romantic panorama of our modern world at a point of irrevocable change.

Автор/составитель	Gold Glen David
Год выпуска	2002
ISBN	9780340794999
Производитель	Sceptre
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	598
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	197x129x37 мм
Цвет	Зелёный
Тип бумаги	газетная (30-52 г/м2)
Вес	420
Язык	английский