Birnam Wood By Eleanor Catton
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The Luminaries By Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries By Eleanor Catton Walter Moody is planning to dig for his fortune during the New Zealand Gold Rush of the mid-1860s when he falls into a mystery told to him by twelve men in the parlor of his hotel. As their stories unravel, their connections to one another and the others in the tale lead to Moody defending a case related to the crimes the men tell of. A man has been found dead, another has gone missing, and a cast of characters each have something to do with the proceedings. A fortune has been found in two places, and to whom it belongs forms the backbone of the story told in parts, all bound up with the zodiac, the planets, and their influences over the story. It is a richly layered novel full of fast-paced intrigue that reads like many genres bound into one, with a bit of murder mystery, a drawing room drama, a bit of wild west and a dash of The Pirates of the Caribbean . Add in a hint of courtroom drama and you have The Luminaries . This book was compuls...