John Lee
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Benjamin Weaver, a Jew and an ex-boxer, is an outsider in eighteenth century London, tracking down debtors and felons for aristocrat 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 coffeehouses and gaming houses, drawing rooms and bordellos. The more Weaver uncovers,...
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