A Sudden, Fearful Death
Private detective Monk makes his fourth appearance in the vivid Victorian series by the beloved creator of Inspector Pitt and wife. A gifted nurse has met death by strangulation, and William Monk is convinced it was no random act of violence. Soon he discerns the shadow of a tragic evil that...
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Private detective Monk makes his fourth appearance in the vivid Victorian series by the beloved creator of Inspector Pitt and wife. A gifted nurse has met death by strangulation, and William Monk is convinced it was no random act of violence. Soon he discerns the shadow of a tragic evil that darkens every level of society.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307767783 (0307767787)
Publish date: September 22nd 2010
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
19th Century,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Murder Mystery
Series: William Monk (#4)
bookshelves: mystery-thriller, published-1993, series, victoriana, tbr-busting-2014, summer-2014, britain-england, london, rape, families, women Read from May 08 to July 29, 2014 Narrated by Davina PorterDescription: Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had worked with Florence Nightingale i...
This year I am determined to start working my way through Mt. TBR, that ever-growing heap of books in my life. (no, an e-reader isn't really helping much...) I kicked off the year with the fourth book in the ongoing William Monk series. Set in a hospital, a nurse is found strangled in a laundry chut...
Classic Perry, but I did figure this one out quicker than the others.
Hands down, my favorite William Monk thus far. This book is really quick moving and draws in the reader very quickly with the death and taboo subjects in the book.