β Scribed by Anne Perry
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EDITORIAL REVIEW:
After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the generals beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confesses that she killed hima story she clings to even under the threat of the noose.Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and brilliant Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work feverishly to break down the wall of silence raised by the accused and her husbands proud family. With the trial only days away, these there sleuths inch toward the dark and appalling heart of the mystery.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the generals beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confess
Anne Perry builds her novels as solidly as the Houses of Parliament, taking us into the exclusive boudoirs and withdrawing rooms of London's Victorian gentry, into the quarters of their servants and the schoolrooms of their children. Now, she continues her critically acclaimed Inspector Monk mystery
EDITORIAL REVIEW: After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the generals beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confess
EDITORIAL REVIEW: After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the generalβs beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confesses t
Anne Perryβs acclaimed William Monk novels have captivated readers with their rich texture and masterly suspense, leading _The New York Times Book Review_ to exclaim, βGive her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickensβs eyes pop.β