The Fair Rewards by Thomas Beer is a fascinating exploration of morality and justice. The story follows a young man who is faced with a difficult decision that tests his principles and values. Beer does a fantastic job of creating complex and relatable characters, and the reader can't help but be drawn into their struggles and motivations. The writing is engaging and well-paced, keeping the reader hooked until the very end. Overall, The Fair Rewards is a thought-provoking and gripping read that will stay with you long after you've finished it.

Book Description:
"The Fair Rewards" by Thomas Beer . . . is a really distinguished novel. The writing is far above the average: it has style and sophistication and personality, intermingled with a truly vivid show of imagination. It even borders on brilliancy, but it is a hard, cold, cynical sort of brilliancy that chills. It almost hurts . . . The title itself is indicative of cynicism. It is derived from Shakespeare's quotation, "These be the fair rewards of those that love," and it is an ironical reference, for Mark Walling, the blind, simple, loving idolater, in return for his great and unselfish devotion to Margot, reaps selfishness and ingratitude and lack of consideration. Hand in hand with the progress of Mark from country yokel to a stage producer goes the history of the American theatre. Intermingled with the imaginary characters are Clyde Fitch, Anna Held, Mr. Frohman and several other flesh-and-blood personages that strengthen the realism. (New York Times review, June 4, 1922)