New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's highly-acclaimed debut novel . and winner of the 2001 Edgar Award and 2001 Macavity Award for Best First . Mystery Novel. Jacket has a touch of top edge wrinkling and a faint front . flap crease. Book has been gently read with some spine bowing and light . soil to the bottom edge near the spine.. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. An outsider in eighteenth-century London, Jewish pugilist and hired thug Benjamin Weaver prowls the city's mean streets in the service of England's gentry tracking down debtors and thieves. ; 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches; 442 pages .

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A Conspiracy of Paper is a 2000 novel by David Liss set in 18th century London. The protagonist is Benjamin Weaver, a former pugilist and current thief-taker. Though the lead character is fictional, the story does touch on real events, such as the South Sea Bubble, and real 18th century characters such as Jonathan Wild. It is said to have been inspired by the real life boxing champion, Daniel Mendoza.

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Bookseller: Blackbird Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1165
Title: A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER
Author: Liss, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Author's highly-acclaimed debut novel and winner of the 2001 Edgar Award and 2001 Macav
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0375502920
ISBN 13: 9780375502927
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: ENGLAND, FICTION, JEWS, LONDON, HISTORICAL, MYSTERY, DETECTIVE, GENERAL, PRIVATE
Bookseller catalogs: Mysteries & Thrillers; Mystery & Suspense / L;

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