Stone's Fall: A Novel

Stone's Fall: A Novel

At his London home, John Stone falls out of a window to his death. A financier and arms dealer, Stone was a man so wealthy that he was able to manipulate markets, industries, and indeed entire countries and continents. Did he jump, was he pushed, or was it merely a tragic accident? His alluring and enigmatic widow hires a young crime reporter to investigate. The story moves backward in timeâ‚¬"from London in 1909 to Paris in 1890 and finally to Venice in 1867â‚¬"and the attempts to uncover the truth play out against the backdrop of the evolution of high-stakes international finance, Europeâ‚¬s first great age of espionage, and the start of the twentieth centuryâ‚¬s arms race. Stoneâ‚¬s Fall is a tale of love and frailty, as much as it is of high finance and skulduggery. The mixture, then, as now, is an often fatal combination.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385522851
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2010-06-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385522854

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0385522851
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2010-06-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385522854

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