The Devil’s Company
Benjamin Weaver Mystery, No. 3
By David Liss
Phony books and lots of hidden red ink - a powerful, globe-spanning
business is on the brink of a financial collapse. Sound familiar?
No, we aren’t talking about 2010 but 18th century England.
Some things seem to never change, as you’ll discover in this
captivating historical suspense yarn.
Benjamin Weaver, sort of a Renaissance man of London’s underworld,
is engaged in a deadly game with some of the City’s most powerful
businessmen. The master of disguises stages a daring theft at the
headquarters of the British East India Company.
What was supposed to be a straightforward job turns into a much
more complicated affair as Benjamin finds himself matching wits
with a group of villains who are motivated by overpowering greed
and find corporate treachery the way to slake their thirst for money.
As he infiltrates the company, Benjamin must navigate its warring
factions and uncover a secret plot of rivals, foreign spies and
government operatives. At the heart of the matter is a secret engine
that could well destroy the East India Company’s cloth trade
and send the firm into a financial tailspin. Although he is certainly
up to the task, the intrepid covert operative may have to make some
hard choices that he could ultimately regret.
The winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, David Liss has
had much to live up to since his career started so illustriously.
Fortunately, the Texas writer is more than up to the task and he’s
produced a number of riveting suspense yarns.
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The
Book |
Ballantine Books / Random House |
April 2010 |
Trade Paperback |
9780812974522 |
Mystery
- Historical / 18th Century England |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: David Liss is the winner of the Edgar Award for Best
First Novel |
The
Reviewer |
Bob
Walch |
Reviewed
2010 |
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