A review by jewelreads
A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss

3.0

I had to read this book for a class I'm taking. While it is wonderfully executed and accurate historical fiction (the reason it was picked for the class), the plot, and characters leave something to be desired. Most of the second half of the book, the main character Benjamin Weaver, seems to accomplish nothing. He goes somewhere, threatens or beats someone up, and finds out the same information as he found out from the last person he beat up or threatened. It's just not a very interesting plot. Instead of real detective work, Weaver just seems to threaten people or throw money at them to get information. Overall an okay read, but I won't be recommending it to anyone except maybe a dedicated history buff.