PADDY HIRSCH is an award-winning journalist and online video host who produces the NPR podcast The Indicator from Planet Money. The author of The Devil's Half Mile came to journalism after serving for eight years as an officer in the British Royal Marines, and lives in Los Angeles. He is also the author of a nonfiction book explaining economics, Man vs. Markets.
A superb historical whodunit. ... Effortlessly incorporates the
political and economic background of the time.--Publishers
Weekly *starred review* A thriller with strong, multifaceted
heroes and villains, [and] tight plotting. I impatiently await the
next adventure.--Patrick Taylor, New York Times bestselling
author of the Irish Country series Part thriller, part love story
and part cautionary tale, this page-turner also carries intimations
of the future.... Vivid [and] exciting.--Mary Pat Kelly, Irish
America A tense, violent and atmospheric crime thriller set in
1799 when the white-collar criminals carried switchblades and human
lives were traded like sacks of grain.--Michael Robotham,
award-winning author of Life or Death
Fast paced and often violently brutal, this tale should please
thriller readers who enjoy a twist of
history--Booklist
A solid choice for historical fiction buffs and lovers of political
plots.--Library Journal
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