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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.

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This book is part of the "Benjamin Weaver" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

A Conspiracy of Paper First published 2000 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.1/10

The Day of Atonement First published 2014 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

The Devil's Company First published 2007 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.9/10

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