The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel (edition 2011)

by Anne Perry (Author)

Series: William Monk (1)

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In this exhilarating series debut, police detective William Monk must solve the mystery of his own past. His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else. "Richly textured with the sights and sounds of London and its countryside . . . Solidly absorbing and Perry's best to date."--Kirkus Reviews… (more)

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Title:	The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel
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while the amnesiac detective plot has been done quite a bit, it is rarely done as well as it was in this book. (

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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

mystery

derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |

Interesting characters and quite a twist to have the main character, Detective Monk, face memory issues. Intriguing, well written, very descriptive of settings, characters and William Monk’s challenge to discover who he was and is. Didn’t guess who did it!
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LuLibro | Jan 22, 2024 |

I went hot and cold on this one. It was just beginning to pall when a new character was introduced, a spinster woman just back from nursing in the Crimean war. I liked her fairly well. The main character, Mr. William Monk, seemed a bit dull to me, but he was just recovering his memory after an accident and so I suppose his hesitations and vagueness were realistic, even if they got old after a while. The writing was pretty good, although there were still times when I thought the author was getting a bit too psychoanalytical to be the inward voice of a Victorian gentleman. (

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Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |

Good mystery novel. The detective has amnesia! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Perry, Anne	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Berdagué, Roser	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Blesgen, Carla	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Griffini, Grazia Maria	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Porter, Davina	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Face of a Stranger | Weighed in the Balance by Anne Perry

The William Monk Mysteries: The First Three Novels by Anne Perry

Half Moon Street | Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry

The Face of a Stranger | A Dangerous Mourning by Anne Perry

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Agatha Award (Nominee – Novel – 1990)

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The Face of a Stranger

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The Face of a Stranger

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1990-09

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William Monk

Hester Latterly

Lady Callandra Daviot

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Victorian Era (1837 | 1901)

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To Christine M. J. Lynch, in gratitude for old friendship renewed.

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He opened his eyes and saw nothing but a pale grayness above him, uniform, like a winter sky, threatening and heavy.

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In this exhilarating series debut, police detective William Monk must solve the mystery of his own past. His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else. "Richly textured with the sights and sounds of London and its countryside . . . Solidly absorbing and Perry's best to date."--Kirkus Reviews

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