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A grand, theatrical romp through 1920s America where history and illusion blur into a dazzling spectacle. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Carter Beats the Devil.
- dazzling
- atmospheric
- suspenseful
- nostalgic
- 01
The Book of Fate
Brad Meltzer · 2006
A relentless political thriller where historical codes and secret societies collide with modern-day presidential conspiracies.
- 02
The Prestige
Christopher Priest · 1995
A meticulously constructed puzzle-box of a novel that traps you in a gaslit spiral of obsession and deceit.
- 03
The destiny of the republic
Candice Millard
A gripping, tragic collision of politics, madness, and medical hubris that reads with the breathless urgency of a thriller.
- 04
The Magician
William Somerset Maugham
A chilling descent from the bright cafes of bohemian Paris into the suffocating grip of occult obsession.
- 05
Occult America
Mitch Horowitz · 2009
A brisk, colorful sweep through the hidden, mystical undercurrents that shaped the spiritual life of a young nation.
- 06
The Plastic Magician
Charlie N. Holmberg
An inventive fantasy exploring the tactile and wondrous craft of material magic.
- 07
The Houdini Box
Brian Selznick
A nostalgic, beautifully illustrated ode to childhood wonder and the secrets we unlock when we finally believe in ourselves.
- 08
Carter & Lovecraft
Jonathan L. Howard
A weary detective and a prickly bookseller trade dry banter while the fabric of reality unravels into cosmic horror around them.
- 09
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
A dizzying, darkly hilarious, and profoundly moving chorus of voices exploring the unbearable weight of grief and the beauty of letting go.
- 10
The Alienist
Caleb Carr · 1994
A gaslit descent into the darkest corners of the human mind and the grimy, opulent streets of Gilded Age New York.
- 11
Ragtime
E. L. Doctorow
A kaleidoscopic, syncopated dance through turn-of-the-century America where historical titans and ordinary lives violently collide.
- 12
The diviners
Libba Bray
A glitzy, jazz-soaked romp through the Roaring Twenties that slowly reveals a terrifying, blood-drenched underbelly.
