Conspiracy of Paper – David Liss

Benjamin Weaver, a Jew and an ex-boxer, is an outsider in eighteenth-century London, tracking down debtors and felons for aristocratic clients. An enthralling historical thriller, A Conspiracy of Paper will leave readers wondering just how much has changed in the stock market in the last three hundred years.

Author

David Liss is the author of nine novels plus numerous short stories, and comics. His debut novel, A Conspiracy of Paper (2000) with its hero, the pugilist turned private investigator Benjamin Weaver, was named a New York Times Notable Book and won him the 2001 Barry, MacAvity and Edgar awards for Best First Novel.

David’s novel, The Whiskey Rebels, is set in 1790’s Philadelphia and New York. He also has a third Benjamin Weaver novel, The Devil’s Company, (2009). Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, David is, in fact, a one-time encyclopedia salesman.