The Secretary for the American Colonies has been robbed of a packet of
letters, which he is unwilling to tell Sir John Fielding anything
about. Yet, the letters appear to be of some importance. Constable
Perkin's snitch is able to provide a pretty good idea of who the robbers
are likely to be.
The Lord Chief Justice suggests that Fielding question a certain
Benjamin Franklin. Fielding decides to host a dinner party for Samuel
Johnson and Franklin as a way to interrogate Franklin. Jeremy's
investigation points to a known associate of Franklin as being the
possible instigator of the robbery.
Fielding and Jeremy are surprised when the Lord Chief Justice sends them
a colonial thief taker to help them in their investigation. However,
it turns out that this man is a brutal slave chaser. The investigation
turns nasty and deadly for those involved.
Before the conclusion of the novel, author Bruce Alexander informs the
reader that the Boston Tea Party has occurred. Will Benjamin Franklin
now be tried for treason? Sadly I'm not sure that I will find out
because the sequels are in different libraries and the government of
Saskatchewan has cut funding, which allowed for inter-library loans.
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