R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 6/3/2013 + 1453 more book reviews

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I enjoyed this tale about a Jewish man living in 18th century London with all the intrigue of murder, clandestine meetings, brawls, and dark alley mysteries of life. Leaving his family behind, Benjamin Weaver has played many roles and the latest finds him searching for answers to questions about his father's rather sudden death. It is a client who asks the first questions and is paying him to find answers, one of the many aristocratic men who hire him to track down felons and debtors. He finds himself in the strange world of English stock-jobbers where he moves from coffeehouses and gaming places to drawing rooms and bordellos. As uncovers more and more about the murder, he begins to wonder if his own is in the future. I quite liked this historical fiction mystery read.

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