Carter quickly became one of my favorite characters, someone I couldn't help but root for, with his almost childlike sense of joy and confidence that things will work out. A digression to Carter's childhood and early career, leading up to Harding's death and beyond, gives the story its soul. It also makes clear that a magic trick is not the same as an illusion, while continually reminding the reader of the importance of misdirection.īecause Harding, in the book, attended Carter's show shortly before he died, participating in the mysterious final act of illusion, a determined Secret Service agent becomes convinced Carter is somehow involved in the president's death, a plot thread that gives the story most of its tension. From that moment of historical significance, Gold weaves an amazing tale full of wonder, as well as perseverance, grief, and hope. The inspiration for Gold's story, aka the jumping off point, is the somewhat suspicious death of President Warren G. This is a wonderful blending of fact and fiction, focusing on Charles Carter, a magician in the early part of the 20th Century.
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