Opis: Spectacle of Corruption - David Liss, D Liss

Benjamin Weaver is awaiting 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 conspiracy against him is part of a grimmer and gaudier picture: one that encompasses double-dealings and dockworkers, the extorting of a priest - and a looming election with the potential to spark a revolution and topple the monarchy. Handily, Weaver is a private investigator. He's also an ex-pugilist, which is also a good thing when it comes to punching his weight in the 'polite' society of plotters and politicians, power-brokers, crime lords, assassins and spies. At the apex of which sits, rather precariously, a recent import from Hanover: The King. 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

Szczegóły: Spectacle of Corruption - David Liss, D Liss

Tytuł: Spectacle of Corruption
Autor: David Liss, D Liss
Producent: Abacus
ISBN: 9780349118314
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 400
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.29 kg

Recenzje: Spectacle of Corruption - David Liss, D Liss