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From the acclaimed author of The Whiskey Rebels and A Conspiracy of Paper comes a superb new historical thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. In Benjamin Weaver, David Liss has created one of fictionβs most enthralling characters.The year is 1722. Ruffian for hire, ex-boxer, and master of disguise, Weaver finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, pitted against Jerome Cobb, a wealthy and mysterious schemer who needs Weaverβs strength and guile for his own treacherous plans.Weaver is blackmailed into stealing documents from Englandβs most heavily guarded estate, the headquarters of the ruthless British East India Company, but the theft of corporate secrets is only the first move in a daring conspiracy within the eighteenth centuryβs most powerful corporation. To save his friends and family from Cobbβs reach, Weaver must infiltrate the Company, navigate its warring factions, and uncover a secret plot of corporate rivals, foreign spies, and government operatives. With millions of pounds and the security of the nation at stake, Weaver will find himself in a labyrinth of hidden agendas, daring enemies, and unexpected allies.With the explosive action and scrupulous period research that are David Lissβs trademarks, The Devilβs Company, depicting the birth of the modern corporation, is the most impressive achievement yet from an author who continues to set ever higher standards for historical suspense.From the Hardcover edition.
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### From Publishers Weekly In Edgar-winner Liss's enjoyable third thriller to feature the estimable Benjamin Weaver, an 18th-century London thieftaker (after *A Spectacle of Corruption* and *A Conspiracy of Paper*), Weaver finds himself working reluctantly for a mysterious gentleman, Jerome Cobb. O
From the acclaimed author of The Whiskey Rebels and A Conspiracy of Paper comes a superb new historical thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. In Benjamin Weaver, David Liss has created one of fiction's most enthralling characters. The year is 1722. Ruffian for hire,
BONUS: This edition contains a _The Devil's Company_ discussion guide. From the acclaimed and bestselling author of **The Whiskey Rebels** and **A Conspiracy of Paper** comes a stunning new thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. The year is 1722. Ruffian for
SUMMARY: From the acclaimed author of The Whiskey Rebels and A Conspiracy of Paper comes a superb new historical thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. In Benjamin Weaver, David Liss has created one of fictions most enthralling characters.The year is 1722. Ruffian f
BONUS: This edition contains a _The Devil's Company_ discussion guide. From the acclaimed and bestselling author of **The Whiskey Rebels** and **A Conspiracy of Paper** comes a stunning new thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. The year is 1722. Ruffian for
BONUS: This edition contains a _The Devil's Company_ discussion guide. From the acclaimed and bestselling author of **The Whiskey Rebels** and **A Conspiracy of Paper** comes a stunning new thriller set in the splendor and squalor of eighteenth-century London. The year is 1722. Ruffian for