Book Review: "The Devil May Dance" By Jake Tapper

 

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.