{"product_id":"a-spectacle-of-corruption-9780375760891","title":"A Spectacle of Corruption","description":"\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Weaver, the quick-witted pugilist turned private investigator, returns in David Liss's sequel to the Edgar Award-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eA Conspiracy of Paper.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] wonderful book . . . every bit as good as  Liss's] remarkable debut . . . easily one of the year's best.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoments after his conviction for a murder he did not commit, at a trial presided over by a judge determined to find him guilty, Benjamin Weaver is accosted by a stranger who cunningly slips a lockpick and a file into his hands. In an instant he understands two things: Someone wants him to hang--and another equally mysterious agent is determined to see him free. After a daring escape from eighteenth-century London's most notorious prison, Weaver must face another challenge: to prove himself innocent when the corrupt courts have shown they care nothing for justice. Unable to show his face in public, Weaver pursues his inquiry disguised as a wealthy merchant seeking to involve himself in the contentious world of politics. Desperately navigating a labyrinth of schemers, crime lords, assassins, and spies, Weaver learns that in an election year, little is what it seems and the truth comes at a staggeringly high cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Spectacle of Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] rousing sequel of historical, intellectual suspense. \"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Liss is a superb writer who evokes the squalor of London with Hogarthian gusto.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In Benjamin Weaver, Mr. Liss has created a multifaceted character and a wonderful narrator.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID LISS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Coffee Trader \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e A Conspiracy of Paper\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the 2000 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and daughter, and can be reached via his website, www.davidliss.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410802807058,"sku":"9780375760891","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfb6d3fd-43d4-4ee3-9125-175f512164c7.jpg?v=1729307904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-spectacle-of-corruption-9780375760891","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}