The Devil's company : a novel /
The year is 1722. Ruffian for hire, ex-boxer, and master of disguise, Londoner Benjamin Weaver finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, pitted against Jerome Cobb, a wealthy and mysterious schemer who needs Weaver's strength and guile for his own treacherous plans. To save his fr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[2009]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The year is 1722. Ruffian for hire, ex-boxer, and master of disguise, Londoner Benjamin Weaver finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, pitted against Jerome Cobb, a wealthy and mysterious schemer who needs Weaver's strength and guile for his own treacherous plans. To save his friends and family from Cobb's reach--and more importantly to secure the welfare of England--Weaver must infiltrate the East India Company, navigate its warring factions, and uncover a secret plot of corporate rivals, foreign spies, and government operatives. |
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| Physical Description: | 369 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1400064198 (acid-free paper) 9781400064199 (acid-free paper) |