A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.
| ISBN: | 9780060833176 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2006 |
| Author: | Lisa Scottoline |
| Publisher: | William Morrow & Company an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Baroque Cycle |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Action Adventure Second World War fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy Historical fantasy Fantasy romance Modern and Contemporary romance Historical romance Sagas |