Devil's Gamble

by Frank G. Slaughter

A novel of Demonology Among the victims of a devastating plane crash was one of America’s most dangerous criminals—a ruthless ter­rorist and self-proclaimed agent of the devil named Lynne Tallman. Among the survivors was another woman—a dedicated reporter named Janet Burke, for whom the enigma of Lynne Tallman had become much more than just another story.... A miracle had spared Janet Burke's life. And the miraculous skill of a young plastic surgeon had not only repaired her disfigured face but transformed her into a vision of unearthly beauty. But, unknown to either doctor or patient, Janet Burke had undergone another transformation, one that medical sci­ence had no power to reverse. For, at the moment Lynne Tallman's life ended in a scream of terror, Janet Burke had become not merely a pawn in a deadly game of evil and destruction but the principal player in the devil s gamble for world control. A spell-binding tale of suspense and the supernatural from one of America's master storytellers.

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery

323 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Frank Gill Slaughter , pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C.V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible. Through his novels, he often introduced readers to new findings in medical research and new medical technologies.

Slaughter was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Stephen Lucious Slaughter and Sarah "Sallie" Nicholson Gill. When he was about five years old, his family moved to a farm near Berea, North Carolina, which is west of Oxford, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now Duke University) at 17 and went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He began writing fiction in 1935 while a physician at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Books by Slaughter include The Purple Quest, Surgeon, U.S.A., Epidemic! , Tomorrow's Miracle and The Scarlet Cord. Slaughter died May 17, 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved Frank G. Slaughter when I was younger. However, after finishing this novel I wrote a note: Stupidest novel I have ever read. It was long ago and unfortunately cannot remember the details behind that note. Or maybe that's a good thing.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book. Slaughter gets you hooked in the beginning and you can't put it down. Not only is the plot and characters well worked out, but you can tell that he knows his stuff. Very well written and reserched.

[Jade · Rating 2 out of 5]

The way the book is written keeps you hanging on, believing that something exciting will happen. Then it never does and the book ends. Sadly, not a fan of this one.

[Susanne]

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