Stone's fall a novel

In this dazzling historical mystery, John Stone, financier and arms dealer, dies falling out of a window at his London home. The quest to uncover the truth behind his death plays out against the backdrop of high-stakes international finance, Europe's first great age of espionage, and the start of th...

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Main Author: Pears, Iain
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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