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Set against the backdrop of late‑19th‑century colonial Samoa, the novel follows two bookaneers who become entangled in a fierce contest to secure Robert Louis Stevenson’s last manuscript. Their desperate pursuit of the manuscript’s value is intensified by looming diplomatic shifts that threaten to terminate the book‑piracy trade forever. The story weaves elements of mystery, adventure, and historical intrigue as the protagonists navigate the fragile politics of the Pacific and the loyalties of the era’s mercantile culture.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Matthew Pearl
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