Summary
Benjamin Weaver awaits death in Newgate gaol. Mysteriously convicted for a murder he didn’t commit by a judge determined to see him hang, he is suddenly - and equally mysteriously - offered the means to escape. What, you may well ask, is going on? It’s a question Weaver asks of himself as he slinks out into the London night on a mission to clear his name.
In doing so, he steps straight into a labyrinthine plot that weaves, like Benjamin, across eighteenth century London. For the consp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349118314 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349118310 |
| Author: | David Liss |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 120mm x 195mm |
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Critics Review
A tightly plotted, engrossing read.
‘A tightly plotted, engrossing read.’ WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY ‘The end of the story is both surprising and unexpected. I would recommend this book highly as both a straightforward mystery and for the picture it paints of early 18th century politics and society.’ HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
David Liss
Liss won the Best First Crime Novel Award in the USA for A Conspiracy of Paper.
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