Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold (2001)
Set in San Francisco during the Roaring Twenties, this novel is very loosely based on the life and career of magician Charles Carter. As the book begins, Carter invites President Warren G. Harding on stage to take part in his act. As the audience watches in amazement, Carter chops the President to pieces and feeds him to a lion before restoring him to perfect health. The show is a great success but two hours later the President is dead, and Carter finds himself at the center of some very intense and unwelcome attention. And that's just the first chapter!
Carter Beats the Devil can be found in the Fiction section of Chicopee Public Library.
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