Anne Perrys seventeenth William Monk novel, now in paperback, is a mesmerizing masterpiece of innocence and evil on Londons docks, a welcome addition to this successful and beloved series.
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On a London riverbank, when the body of small-time crook Mickey Parfitt washes up with the tide, no one grieves. But William Monk, commander of the River Police, is puzzled by the murder weapon: an elegant scarf whose original owner was obviously a man of substance. Dockside informers lead Monk to a floating palace of corruption on the Thames managed by Parfitt, where a band of half-starved boys is held captive for men willing to pay a high price for midnight pleasures. Though Monk and his fearless wife, Hester, would gladly reward Parfitts killer, duty leads them in another directionto an unresolved crime, to a deadly confrontation with some of the empires most respected men, and ultimately to a courtroom showdown with Monks old friend, Oliver Rathbone, in a trial of nearly unbearable tension and suspense.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Anne Perry's A Sunless Sea.
Masterful storytelling . . . [the] best in the series to date.*The Star-Ledger*
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PRAISE FOR ANNE PERRY AND HER WILLIAM MONK NOVELS
Execution Dock
[An] engrossing page-turner . . . Theres no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.The Boston Globe
Dark Assassin
Brilliant . . . a page-turning thriller . . . blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.Jeffery Deaver, author of Edge
The Shifting Tide
The mysterious and dangerous waterfront world of Londons longest street, the Thames, comes to life.South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Death of a Stranger
[A] tantalizing puzzle . . . At last, in Death of a Stranger, the secrets of Monks past are dramatically revealed.The New York Times Book Review
Funeral in Blue
No one writes more elegantly than Perry, nor better conjures up the rich and colorful tapestry of London in the Victorian era. But for all its arcane setting and stylistic eloquence, Funeral in Blue is an old-style private eye noveland an extremely good one.The Plain Dealer
From the Hardcover edition.
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'Anne Perry, mistress of the Victorian murder mystery, has taken over where Dickens left off ... A murder mystery made to make you think' -- Lancashire Evening Post 'Perry cleverly gives her readers a continual thread and a sense of location ... A very enjoyable read indeed ... Recommended' -- Bookbag
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