Comment "fallen apart towards the end" - SPOILER! (Score 1) 356
The Baroque Cycle (yes, awfully long, but I enjoyed it) has a great ending! The third book is the best of the three, the last half is the best sixth, and the last 100 pages are terrific. The escape from jail, the trial with Newton and the Solomonic gold, and then Jack's hanging - my gracious that was good stuff.