The Devil May Dance
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- Author：Jake Tapper
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Summary
In this thriller， the husband-and-wife heroes of The Hellfire Club head to Hollywood to investigate Frank Sinatra — and become mired in a world of blackmail， the mob， and Hollywood scandal。
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。
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
A。L。 Goulden
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I absolutely loved The Hellfire Club so I was really excited to read this one。 This is a great follow-up but I did find that moving the novel out of DC left me with a little bit of disappointment since so many novels of this era take place in Vegas and LA。 However， the link between Hollywood and politics is unavoidable， especially in the 60s when the lines between the two professions blurred。 That was one of my biggest takeaways here was that the moment politicians became celebrities， and garner I absolutely loved The Hellfire Club so I was really excited to read this one。 This is a great follow-up but I did find that moving the novel out of DC left me with a little bit of disappointment since so many novels of this era take place in Vegas and LA。 However， the link between Hollywood and politics is unavoidable， especially in the 60s when the lines between the two professions blurred。 That was one of my biggest takeaways here was that the moment politicians became celebrities， and garnered admiration the way movie stars and musicians did， the integrity of our governing system fell a notch。 That might not be Tapper's point， but it was on my mind a lot。As for the plot， it was so full of historical details and facts， just as in book one， that was so interesting。 I think every political history junkie on earth should read Jake's books because he puts so much character into the time period and inserts so many real moments that you almost believe it's a documentary or biography。 It's a bit like Forest Gump too in how you're witnessing historical moments known and lesser-known。The pace is fast and there are a lot of moving parts just as in book one so I think this is a solid sequel。 For anyone who hasn't read the first book， you won't get lost。 There's enough recap to get you into the characters but I know I enjoyed it more because I already know NY Congressman Charlie Marder and his wife Margaret。 This badass couple have become quite invaluable to the government at this point so I can't wait to see what they come up with next！ 。。。more
Donna Hines
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I've not read The Hellfire Club so this is going off the cuff in terms of not having background material to draw from in any previous work。I picked this one up from Netgalley mainly because of name recognition having watched this CNN anchor/reporter on numerous occasions and especially with his political 'opinionated' statements。Curiosity got the best of me and I thought what the heck， the ARC won't cost me anything but time。This was extremely bogged down with details concerning the plot， the se I've not read The Hellfire Club so this is going off the cuff in terms of not having background material to draw from in any previous work。I picked this one up from Netgalley mainly because of name recognition having watched this CNN anchor/reporter on numerous occasions and especially with his political 'opinionated' statements。Curiosity got the best of me and I thought what the heck， the ARC won't cost me anything but time。This was extremely bogged down with details concerning the plot， the setting， the characters and the overall feel in the initial introduction。As the book progressed we could see some shiny moments of fandom come out with Frank Sinatra and the ties to the mafia alongside the Rat Pack and the Kennedy's contributions。It was heavy on some language/action that was part of this time period during the sixties so for those who are offended by lingo you may want to hold off。In addition， the thrilling nature of the behind the scenes action with Attorney General Robert Kennedy and the threats to the security and presidency of the United States was engaging。 It did pick up in the latter sense but as other reviewers noted he can go off side stepping on tangents and needs to be reeled in at times。All in all it was interesting and engaging and for that I gave it a solid three star review。Thank you to Jake Tapper， the pub， NetGalley， and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more
Jo Dervan
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The Devil May Dance reviewNY Congressman Charlie Marder and his wife Margaret are back in this thriller about Hollywood in the 60s。 Attorney General Robert Kennedy needs information on corruption in Hollywood and pressures the couple into befriending Frank Sinatra and his celebrity friends who are known as the Rat Pack。 Charlie is on break from Congress and is provided with a job as an advisor on a Hollywood movie where Sinatra is working。 Soon Charlie and Margaret are socializing with the Rat P The Devil May Dance reviewNY Congressman Charlie Marder and his wife Margaret are back in this thriller about Hollywood in the 60s。 Attorney General Robert Kennedy needs information on corruption in Hollywood and pressures the couple into befriending Frank Sinatra and his celebrity friends who are known as the Rat Pack。 Charlie is on break from Congress and is provided with a job as an advisor on a Hollywood movie where Sinatra is working。 Soon Charlie and Margaret are socializing with the Rat Pack at Sinatra’s home in Rancho Mirage。 Then the couple learns that Margaret’s teen niece has run away to Hollywood and Margaret sets out to find her。This story explores historical facts about the Kennedys， the Cuban Missile crisis， the Church of Scientology and Hollywood icons。 The author has done his research and shares some secrets kept for over 50 years。 I enjoyed this fast paced story。 It took place between December 1961 and April 1962 and involves many events I vaguely remember。I received this ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Courtney
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3。5 stars I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。The Devil May Dance is the second in Jake Tapper’s “Charlie and Margaret Marder” series， although there is a timeline gap of 7-8 years between books， so this book could more or less stand on its own。 And like with the previous book， Tapper shows his strengths， but he also continues to show lack of growth in his weak spots。 The grasp of the time period remains impeccable。 We’r 3。5 stars I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。The Devil May Dance is the second in Jake Tapper’s “Charlie and Margaret Marder” series， although there is a timeline gap of 7-8 years between books， so this book could more or less stand on its own。 And like with the previous book， Tapper shows his strengths， but he also continues to show lack of growth in his weak spots。 The grasp of the time period remains impeccable。 We’re transplanted into the world of 1960s Hollywood， and Charlie and Margaret are rubbing shoulders with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack， and such iconic actors like Natalie Wood， Warren Beatty， Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis， and of course， Marilyn Monroe。 Interestingly， there is still that tangential thread connecting to the world of politics， from the rumors of Sinatra’s involvement with the mafia to featuring actor Peter Lawford as a prominent character， and he was married to Patricia Kennedy at the time the book was set， and of course， this was when JFK was president， and the plot itself involves Charlie and Margaret working on the orders of Attorney General Robert Kennedy。 Tapper devotes a lot of time to setup…a lot of the first half is name-dropping and setting the scene， which is great for a while， but inevitably， I wanted the story to just get to the point。 Once it did in the second half， it was worth it， but I get the sense that Tapper needs someone to help rein him in when it comes to the historical details， as he tends to get lost in those little tangents， and it’s in those moments when it doesn’t feel very thrilling。 This book isn’t bad， and it’s very much a page-turner once you get into the “meat” of it， although given the repeated appearance of both similar strengths and weaknesses， with the latter sometimes detracting from the former， I’m not sure if I’ll continue with any future work from Jake Tapper， although I haven’t ruled it out。 I will repeat my endorsement from the previous book that this might suit a reader who likes historical fiction with a mystery/thriller element， if not thriller readers themselves。 。。。more
Jenna
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💫 Book Review 💫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 by 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟷𝟿𝟼𝟶’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥⭐️ fame， money， power and murder ⭐️ The ‘rat pack’ of alpha males that dominated the scene in the 60’s。 ⭐️ The blurred lines between Washington and LA。⭐️ The movies， gossip and sex。 ⭐️ The power that connections in politics gave them。 And a novel that leans heavily into blurring the lines of fact and fiction。 I’m assuming a lot of background research went into this one， which was both fascinati 💫 Book Review 💫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 by 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟷𝟿𝟼𝟶’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥⭐️ fame， money， power and murder ⭐️ The ‘rat pack’ of alpha males that dominated the scene in the 60’s。 ⭐️ The blurred lines between Washington and LA。⭐️ The movies， gossip and sex。 ⭐️ The power that connections in politics gave them。 And a novel that leans heavily into blurring the lines of fact and fiction。 I’m assuming a lot of background research went into this one， which was both fascinating and terrifying， and yet， has left me wondering if this is still true today。。。。If you enjoy mysteries or even grew up knowing the infamous ‘rat pack’， you’ll enjoy this one。 Jake may have blurred the lines with history but what you’re left with is a darn good murder mystery。 “𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬。。。” 𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 Thank you to @littlebrownandcompany and @netgalley for the gifted copy in return for an honest review 。。。more
Suzanne
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A WWII vet turned Congressman and his wife serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General in a trope-y mystery in Hollywood。 The married couple believe they’re learning about mob ties in Hollywood as an exchange to get the Congressman’s father out of jail。 Every possible 60’s name is invited into this story and given roles much like their Hollywood personas; I’m not sure why the author made that choice。 It became very predictable as the story progressed。 This is the second in a series with the sa A WWII vet turned Congressman and his wife serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General in a trope-y mystery in Hollywood。 The married couple believe they’re learning about mob ties in Hollywood as an exchange to get the Congressman’s father out of jail。 Every possible 60’s name is invited into this story and given roles much like their Hollywood personas; I’m not sure why the author made that choice。 It became very predictable as the story progressed。 This is the second in a series with the same couple。 I received my copy from the publisher through Netgalley。 。。。more
Patricia
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I never received this book！
Stephanie
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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 his wife， zoologist Dr。 Margaret Marder。 And like The Hellfire Club， this one is also “ very Mad Men-ish， with lots of cocktails， smoking， and the rampant racism and sexism that were so accepted at t 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 his wife， zoologist Dr。 Margaret Marder。 And like The Hellfire Club， this one is also “ very Mad Men-ish， with lots of cocktails， smoking， and the rampant racism and sexism that were so accepted at the time。 “ One of my favorite lines: “Amoral， vacuous， meaningless， exploitative–sure。 And？ Was this virility not what America embraced？”For this book， it is now the 60s， and rather than taking place mostly in Washington， Charlie and Margaret are tasked by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to investigate a potential threat to both his brother’s presidency and also the nation’s security。 Charlie and Margaret go to Los Angeles， where their investigation centers on Frank Sinatra， a close friend of President John F。 Kennedy and a rumored buddy of mob figures including San Giancana and his cronies。The male members of the Rat Pack are incredibly racist and sexist and Margaret， holder of a PhD in Zoology， was “… increasingly reminded of her 1940s fieldwork observing chimpanzees “ There are lots of boozy late-night adventures with Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack， but once a dead body turns up in the trunk of their rental car， things start to take a darker turn。 Famous names are everywhere， including Dean Martin， Sammy Davis Jr。， Shirley Maclaine， and L。 Ron Hubbard and his new Church of Scientology。 In a line referencing Sinatra and his pals that seems equally applicable to the current political climate， Charlie muses that “。。。being a sociopath didn’t mean an absence of charisma。”As real events such as the Academy Awards ceremony happen， someone near and dear to Margaret has gone missing， so she and Charlie need to step up the pace of their investigation。 It’s a fast-paced story， and packed with real events and names of real people。 It’s heavily researched， with complete citations for research sources at the end。 It’s very entertaining， and for some it may be a bit depressing。 As Sinatra notes， “Bad men exist ad worse men carry out their orders–and the rest of us avert our eyes。” The source of the title is Sinatra’s next line， spoken when they are at his compound in Rancho Mirage （Palm Springs area）， “Everyone comes out here to dance with the devil， and the devil may dance。 That’s what they should have up there on that hill， instead of [bleep]ing Hollywood。” Thanks to Little， Brown and Co and NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for this review。 Solid and a good example of Jake Tapper’s research skills and attention to detail。 。。。more
Steven R。 Netter
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The Devil May Dance， Jake Tapper’s historical non-fiction follow up to The Hellfire Club， takes the reader to the early-1960’s where Congressman Charlie Marder gets entangled in the dirty Hollywood underbelly。 Charlie， and his wife Margaret， go from hanging out with The Rat Pack to investigating mob activities， the church of scientology and seedy parties where Hollywood elites engage in acts of depravity。 The book starts slow， feeling like the focus is on trying to name drop as many 1960’s celeb The Devil May Dance， Jake Tapper’s historical non-fiction follow up to The Hellfire Club， takes the reader to the early-1960’s where Congressman Charlie Marder gets entangled in the dirty Hollywood underbelly。 Charlie， and his wife Margaret， go from hanging out with The Rat Pack to investigating mob activities， the church of scientology and seedy parties where Hollywood elites engage in acts of depravity。 The book starts slow， feeling like the focus is on trying to name drop as many 1960’s celebrities， politicians， and mobsters as possible， as if there’s an over/under in Vegas and the author bet the over。 Meanwhile， there are several plot lines going on that don’t have an obvious tie and it feels disjointed for the first half of the book。 In addition， the reader is expected to believe a Congressman and his wife would be asked to agree to an undercover investigation， going up against dangerous and powerful forces without much backup。 These issues resulted in having a difficult time getting into the story。Thankfully， the book picks up in the second half with a clear purpose that ties everything together with a nice， neat conclusion。 Combined with good writing， great research and the fun feeling of being a part of Frank Sinatra’s entourage， The Devil May Dance becomes salvageable as a solid， not spectacular piece of historical non-fiction that will appeal to those with a sense of nostalgia for the good old days。 。。。more
Emily
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Many thanks to the continued approval from Little， Brown and Company and NetGalley for advanced copies！This is the sequel to The Hellfire Club， which I read and greatly enjoyed。 Charlie and Margaret find themselves in LA， where they are needed to investigate a threat to the security of the presidency and the U。S。 Before long， they encounter the seedy underbelly of Hollywood in the 60’s meet foes from the stage to the Church of Scientology。 The writing is clear and the fast-paced plot makes this Many thanks to the continued approval from Little， Brown and Company and NetGalley for advanced copies！This is the sequel to The Hellfire Club， which I read and greatly enjoyed。 Charlie and Margaret find themselves in LA， where they are needed to investigate a threat to the security of the presidency and the U。S。 Before long， they encounter the seedy underbelly of Hollywood in the 60’s meet foes from the stage to the Church of Scientology。 The writing is clear and the fast-paced plot makes this easy and enjoyable to burn through。 Jake’s deep knowledge of politics shines and I look forward to reading more from him。 。。。more
Pamela
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Thrilled to see Margaret on equal investigative billing with Charlie in this one。 And the rapid-clip cuts between their respective threads in the third act is very well done。
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