NetGalley Review
David Fairer, for his third book situated in London beginning of the 18th century, has achieved a masterpiece. It is possible to read this book without the need to read the previous ones. Everything is perfect. The intrigue, the chase, the suspense, the ending. It is not a time travel book yet the descriptions of the atmosphere, the sounds, the people is a pure joy. Also, ingeniously, the author is not writing about a detective agency; The characters have some huge cases to solve, but they do not act as in the 21st century. They work altogether, treading their way through the issues of their century with the manoeuvres at their disposal. This makes the book all the more appealing. A lot is to be learnt through the story in a very exciting way. The opening scene of anthology sets the pace for the whole book. At mid-path between Alexandre Dumas and Ian Flemming, the author writes with nerves, and he explores the birth of the financial system in the City with gusto. This is a book to be read by any student in economics and finance, and anyone interested in how to avoid being misled when investing ! Fun with great quality of information about how to be suspicious !
