David Liss Books in Order

Former boxer Benjamin Weaver investigates his estranged father's suspicious death in eighteenth-century London. The case draws him into speculative finance and a network of deception, where powerful businessmen threaten both his family and his own life.

Ruined by a market reversal, Amsterdam trader Miguel Lienzo partners with a Dutchwoman to corner the coffee trade. The scheme challenges his community's rules and exposes him to ruthless competitors, hidden agendas and a determined enemy.

Convicted of a murder he did not commit, Benjamin Weaver escapes prison with a stranger's help. Disguised as a wealthy merchant, he searches for those framing him amid London's election intrigue, corrupt courts and criminal rivalries.

Young encyclopedia salesman Lem witnesses the murder of two prospective customers in a Florida trailer. The charismatic killer demands his silence, drawing Lem into a dangerous world of crooked police, hidden agendas and disturbing moral arguments.

A mysterious enemy threatens Benjamin Weaver's friends and forces him to rob the British East India Company. In eighteenth-century London, the theft draws him into corporate rivalries, political schemes and espionage with consequences far beyond his assignment.

Disgraced Revolutionary spy Ethan Saunders investigates a disappearance tied to America's emerging financial institutions. Meanwhile, frontier settler Joan Maycott faces threats to her livelihood, drawing both into conspiracies surrounding Alexander Hamilton's economic plans and the whiskey trade.

Impoverished Lucy Derrick faces an unwanted marriage until a cursed Lord Byron arrives with a cryptic message. Discovering her own magical abilities, she enters a conspiracy in which ancient forces and industrial progress contend for England's future.

After a decade in exile, Sebastião returns to Lisbon disguised as an English businessman. Trained by Benjamin Weaver, he seeks revenge against the Inquisition official who destroyed his family, but old friends and dangerous enemies complicate his plans.

This paired volume follows Pete, whose failing suburban life leads him toward a disturbing version of paleo living, and Eric, an insurance salesman preparing secretly for catastrophe. Their efforts expose sinister forces behind self-improvement and survival.

Science-fiction fan Zeke Reynolds is randomly chosen to help represent Earth on an alien space station. After defending his transport makes him a supposed war criminal, he joins other outcasts facing enemies and unexpected interplanetary intrigue.

Back on Earth, Zeke struggles with ordinary life and an opinionated artificial intelligence inside his head. A secret mission offers a return to space, another chance for Earth's membership and the possibility of reuniting with Tamret.

Zeke's plans to rescue allies and stop the Phands unravel after his return to Earth. With friends scattered, he faces detention and an unexpected planet alongside an unlikely companion, testing the limits of his science-fiction expertise.

An elderly thief recounts stealing the proceeds of Benjamin Weaver's robbery. Believing Weaver has forgotten the insult, Fisher finds a new partner and resumes his criminal career, unaware that the formidable investigator still remembers their encounter.

Young bank clerk Thomas Thresher faces an unwanted marriage, unexplained financial irregularities and a friend's mysterious death. When leaves begin growing from his skin, he investigates London's supernatural afflictions and conspiracies while struggling to decide whom to trust.

Dan Gibson's life has collapsed under guilt for a death he cannot remember. When feared local enforcer Iliana Marek unexpectedly becomes his protector, a series of killings forces him to investigate his past and the changes making her less than human.