num_pages: 483
description: Charles Carter—a.k.a. Carter the Great—is a young master performer whose skill as an illusionist exceeds even that of the great Houdini. But nothing in his career has prepared Carter for the greatest stunt of all, which stars none other than President Warren G. Harding and which could end up costing Carter the reputation he has worked so hard to create. Filled with historical references that evoke the excesses and exuberance of Roaring Twenties, pre-Depression America, Carter Beats the Devil is a complex and illuminating story of one man's journey through a magical—and sometimes dangerous—world, where illusion is everything.
language: English
title: Carter Beats the Devil
titlecomplete: Carter Beats the Devil
characters: President Warren G. Harding, Charles Carter
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Magic, Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 13556
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Guardian First Book Award
publisher: Hyperion