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Loading... A Dangerous Mourning (William Monk Novels) (edition 1992)by Anne Perry
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Like the series and, esp. main character- intense plot without profanity but sexual situations (child / rape). Well narrated and recommended. ( ) Interesting mystery & surprising denouement. What makes this series so fascinating is Perry’s highlighting of the social iniquities of the Victorian age. Whether it be the dismissal of a pregnant maid raped by a member of her employer’s family, or the more generalised suppression of women in the workplace or the social ‘disgrace’ of seeking a divorce from a sadist. In this book Monk puts his career on the line when he refuses to arrest an innocent man, and he co-opts the aid of a Crimean nurse to play private detective in a wealthy household. The second Monk mystery continues to develop his storyline as he tries to regain his memory while on the job. The relationship between Monk and Hester Latterly develops nicely. The crime itself is interesting enough, and in the end the perpetrators are brought to task after an initial travesty of justice. The writing is good and I enjoy the author's observations of Victorian society. The book could have been shortened, as I found my patience starting to wear thin with the investigation repeatedly going over the same ground several times. I'll try the next book in the series and see if my interest in the characters holds.. no reviews | add a review
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Inspector Monk returns to the scene of another Victorian-era murder mystery when the daughter of an upper-crust family is stabbed in her own home. Inspector William Monk has his hands full when an aristocrat's daugher is stabbed to death in her own bed. He is instructed to proceed without delay, but finds his efforts hamstrung by the lingering traces of amnesia and the craven ineptitutde of his supervisor, who would love to see him fail. With the help of Hester Latterly, formerly a nurse with Florence Nightingale, Monk gropes warily through the silence and shadows, knowing that with each step he comes closer to the appalling truth. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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