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This book was a pleasure to read from beginning to end. The author was a graduate student in the world in which this novel is set--the world of finance in 1719 London. Although, unlike him, I'm by no means an expert, the first person narrative had a great voice, a seemingly dead on period tone that helped so much to establish character and setting.
The narrator and protagonist, Benjamin Weaver, is a former pugilist making a living as a "thief-taker"--one who finds stolen goods for a fee among ot ...more
The narrator and protagonist, Benjamin Weaver, is a former pugilist making a living as a "thief-taker"--one who finds stolen goods for a fee among ot ...more
A fun book! I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.
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