from LiterateHousewife

The Devil's Company is the third in David Liss' Benjamin Weaver series. Weaver is a thief-take and former boxer of some repute in 18th century London. In this installment, which was my first, we find Weaver at a loss when he discovers himself in a great deal of debt to one of his customers. Not o...

from viking2917

The Devil's Company is the latest from David Liss. It's 1722 in London and Benjamin Weaver is being blackmailed. Weaver is equal parts James Bond and Flashman (George Macdonald Fraser's lovable scoundrel). The first sentence of the novel lets you know who you are dealing with: "In my youth, I suf...

from DWWilkin

Having got this book to review, I had to acquire the previous two books as this is the third and become acquainted with our hero... There is a trend with our hero to not have his life in his own hands. Here more than any other time we see blackmail at the root of his problems. We also see the wri...

from cuicocha

Once again David Liss has put together a well researched historical novel that carries the reader into a tale of well defined characters, twisting mystery, and the feeling that the author is having a great time spinning his tale. Domestic and international intrigue bind this tightly scripted stor...

from LizzieD

This is my first David Liss mystery (Thank you, ER and LT!), and I had very high hopes for a well-researched, well-written mystery. I think my hopes were too high because I was a bit disappointed. The mystery is there, and the writing is more than competent. I had, however, hoped to learn about t...