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Charles Palliser, Charles Palliser: The Quincunx (1991, Ballantine)

The Quincunx (The Inheritance of John Huffam) is the epic first novel of Charles Palliser. …

Review of 'The Quincunx' on 'Goodreads'

Extremely detailed. You get the sense that the author knows how much change each character has in their pocket at all times. And that it matters. Amazingly engrossing for a novel about British inheritance law.