About This Book
A great family of merchant bankers, infected by the poison of ambition and greed. For the Pilasters, sex and love are weapons in a war for power and wealth. One explosive secret becomes the weak link that can bring down a dynasty. In 1866, tragedy strikes at an exclusive public school. A pupil drown...
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11h 3m
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180 WPM
7h 57m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 41m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 119,350 words📅 16 days at 30 min/day
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8 h 50 min
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