A Conspiracy Of Paper by David Liss

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: David Liss
• Title: A Conspiracy Of Paper (Benjamin Weaver Series)
• Publisher: ‎ Random House; First Edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover w/Deckle Edge – 442 pages
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.8 pounds
• Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (may show some minor markings / discoloration on page edges)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

Benjamin Weaver, a Jew and an ex-boxer, is an outsider in eighteenth-century London, tracking down debtors and felons for aristocratic clients. The son of a wealthy stock trader, he lives estranged from his family—until he is asked to investigate his father’s sudden death. Thus Weaver descends into the deceptive world of the English stock jobbers, gliding between coffee houses and gaming houses, drawing rooms and bordellos.

The more Weaver uncovers, the darker the truth becomes, until he realizes that he is following too closely in his father’s footsteps—and they just might lead him to his own grave.

An enthralling historical thriller, A Conspiracy of Paper will leave readers wondering just how much has changed in the stock market in the last three hundred years. . . .

About the Author:

David Liss is the author six novels, most recently The Devil's Company. He has five previous bestselling novel: A Conspiracy of Paper, winner of the 2000 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The Coffee Trader, A Spectacle of Corruption, The Ethical Assassin and The Whiskey Rebels.

In 2008, at the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Bali, Indonesia, he was named an Artist for Integrity by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. No one is really sure why he should receive this honor or what it means, but it very possibly makes him the Bono of historical fiction.

David Liss's novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages.

He lives in San Antonio with his wife and children.

Visit his web site at www.davidliss.com.