The Devil May Dance, Jake Tapper
The Devil May Dance, Jake Tapper
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The Devil May Dance
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Jake Tapper

Narrator: Rob Shapiro

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

Charlie and Margaret discover the dark side of Hollywood in this sequel to New York Times bestseller The Hellfire Club—a thrilling cocktail of corruption and ambition from CNN's Jake Tapper. Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself.

Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony, whom Charlie and Margaret must befriend to get the inside scoop. But in a town built on illusions, where friends and foes all look alike, nothing is easy, and drinks by the pool at the Sands and late-night adventures with the Rat Pack soon lead to a body in the trunk of their car. Before they know it, Charlie and Margaret are being pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood’s stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology, facing off against the darkest and most secret side of Hollywood’s power.

As the Academy Awards loom, and someone near and dear to Margaret goes missing, Charlie and Margaret find the clock is not only ticking but running out. Someone out there knows what they’ve uncovered and can’t let them leave alive. Corruption and ambition form a deadly mix in this fast-paced sequel to The Hellfire Club.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christina on May 16, 2021

I’m a big fan of Jake Tapper as a news anchor, so I was happy to learn that this book, like his reporting, contains precise and accurate facts, biting wit, and a lot of intelligence. Historical fiction of the 50s is not my usual genre, but Jake completely held my interest with his tales of politics......more

Goodreads review by Isabel on December 27, 2023

Jake should stick to his day job.......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on June 03, 2021

While I enjoy Jake's TV personality, the subject matter, writing style and approach aren't appealing; were I older I might feel differently. A tale of the mafia's connection to the Rat Pack and Sinatra seemed intriguing enough, though I'd heard most of this before. At the end of the day, an author's......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on April 22, 2021

Back in 2018, when I read Jake Tapper’s novel The Hellfire Club, I said it was “four and a half stars, rounded down to four because it isn’t QUITE a five – but I would bet his next one will be.” Now here we are with a sequel, The Devil May Dance, bringing back New York Congressman Charlie Marder and......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 08, 2023

(And yes, this is the same Jake Tapper of CNN) ‘This is the follow up to “The Hellfire Club,” Trapper’s earlier thriller about McCarthy-era Washington. [URL not allowed] To understand this book, we need to examine the social landscape of Hollywood back in the 1960’s. The glitz......more


Quotes

“Frank Sinatra, Robert Kennedy and Charlie Marder — you can’t lose with this combination of characters in The Devil May Dance. Jake Tapper explores the thin lines between politics, pop culture and crime, and the story is always gripping, accurate and right on target when it comes to underlining that the past is prologue and politics are always played for keeps.”—Michael Connelly

“One helluva a mystery—bursting with early-‘60s luminarios from Bobby Kennedy to Frank Sinatra and his swinging gang. Tapper effortlessly blends a journalist’s sharp eye with a storyteller’s keen sense of suspense: The result is as bracing as the bourbon the book's Rat Packers knock back and as fizzy as the champagne the Hollywood stars swig. Raise a glass.”—Gillian Flynn

"Jake Tapper's deep inside knowledge of power, greed and politics fuels this riveting page-turner. Warning: Don't start this book late at night unless you have no plans the next day." —Harlan Coben

The Hellfire Club

"An ambitious debut, a meticulously researched work of historical fiction with a byzantine plot punctuated by explosive, Dan Brown-esque twists."—Alexandra Alter, New York Times

"This is a remarkably accomplished effort, especially for a first novel. . . . Tapper brings . . . the kind of detailed political knowledge that only someone with his first-hand experience could bring to the story."—Booklist

"Fiction is as suspenseful as truth in Jake Tapper's The Hellfire Club."—Vanity Fair

"CNN's Jake Tapper proves he has the page-turning knack in his entertaining debut novel."—Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today

"The action comes fast and furious, "House of Cards" on steroids; you'll be turning pages faster than a cable channel updates its chyron."—Cynthia Dickison, Minnesota Star Tribune

"Insightful... it almost feels like everything actually happened. It is fiction, however, well-written and worthwhile."—Jeff Ayers, The Associated Press