Sea Change
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Published for the first time in the United States, Sea Change is a deliciously complex thriller by Robert Goddard, the internationally bestselling author who has been called "a master of the clever twist" ( Sunday Telegraph ) and "a truly creative storyteller" ( Guardian ). January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age--the collapse of the South Sea Bubble, which plunged the nation into recession. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: He must secretly convey an important package to Amsterdam. With the package safely delivered, Spandrel barely survives an attempt on his life, only to discover that the recipient has been murdered, and that he himself is the prime suspect. Spandrel quickly realizes that he has become a pawn in a very dangerous game. British Government agents, and others, are on his trail, believing that the mysterious package contains secrets that could spark a revolution in England. Spandrel's only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents in the right hands. But what are the contents and whose exactly are the right hands?
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802124771
ISBN13:9780802124777
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:Mysterious Press
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
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Perfect adventure story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Mr Goddard's novel begins in January 1721. Sir Theodore Janssen, once a financier of legendary acumen, stands on the brink of ruin after the bankruptcy of the South Sea Company. William Spandrel is also a financial victim of the commercial disaster of the South Sea Company, though on a smaller scale than Sir Theodore. Still, Spandrel owes Sir Theodore a fair amount of money. One day, Spandrel is summoned to go and see Sir Theodore. He offers Spandrel to pay back his debts by acting as his personal courier in a confidential transaction. Spandrel is to deliver a box to Mijnheer Ysbrand de Vried at his home in Amsterdam. As Spandrel departs from Deptford for Holvoetsluys on the "Vixen", he can't possibly foresee on what a roller coaster journey he has embarked. As always, Mr Goddard's novel provides first class entertainment with a very well documented historical adventure story. And Paul Shelly reading "Sea Change" is quite an experience to listen to!
For history buffs.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is really one for the history buffs. In 1721 in the reign of George 1, the infamous South Sea Bubble scandal rocked England and some of Europe, proving that greed and corruption, in the form of speculative share market swindling, is not a new thing. A penniless map maker is drawn into a web of intrigue by reason of having his debts paid out and being forced to travel to Holland as the unwitting dupe of one of the main players in the South Sea Bubble scandal. He is falsely accused of murder and is forced to search for and to produce to his English masters, a green book, listing the names of VERY prominent people, from the King down to cabinet ministers, who were paid enormous bribes to take part in the hoax which robbed thousands of small investors, but made the rich men richer (sound familiar?) This book was very reminiscent of the works of Dennis Wheatley who wrote books involving the aristocracy, political intrigues, murder and travel through Europe.
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