A review by glitterandtwang
A Deal with the Devil: The Dark and Twisted True Story of One of the Biggest Cons in History by Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis

3.0

I learned a lot about the United States Postal system from this book. I was really fascinated by the idea of a mail-order scandal and the psychic(s) at the center of it, but this was kind of a frustrating read - every time it seemed like the authors were making progress on a lead, something happened to stifle them. They eventually kind of unravel the mystery, but the resolution is ultimately unsatisfying - through no fault of the writers. If you go in with the expectation that everything will be wrapped up neatly at the end, you will be disappointed - but if you're fascinated by seemingly endless rabbit holes of conspiracy, then this book is 100% for you.