by Anne Perry
Detective William Monk wakes up in a hospital and suffers from amnesia after meeting an accident. At the same time, he is in a middle of a crime investigation. He tries to piece his past and the crimes almost simultaneously until he remembers an event that would possibly put him as a murder suspect
Set in London in the 1850s (no dates are given, but the Crimean War is prominent), The Face of a Stranger is the first in a 20-volume series of novels featuring detective William Monk. In an inventive twist, Monk is not introduced like Holmes or Peter Wimsey, with a full set of eccentricities and in...
bookshelves: tbr-busting-2014, summer-2014, series, mystery-thriller, published-1990, fraudio, victoriana, london, britain-england, historical-fiction Read from May 16 to June 10, 2014 Narrated by Davina Porter Description: His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police dete...
This was a great introduction to a new author for me, an author with an interesting past, to say the least.Set in Victorian London, William Monk wakes up in a hospital after an accident not knowing who he is or remembering anything about his past.He quickly learns that he is a detective, a highly mo...
A good first novel to kick off the series. The hero/detective William Monk awakes in a hospital in 1850's London without a memory of who he is, or what brought him there. In uncovering the truth behind the murder of an aristocrat, Monk meets Hester Latterly, a nurse who has returned from the Crimean...
This book was OK..coming from Anne Perry, I think I expected much more *BAM*, but it is def. a series I will continue with.
This is the first book in the William Monk series. This one is also set in Victorian London. I've enjoyed reading the series and seeing the characters grow and change, and fall in love. This series has the same rich period detail that the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries have. Anne is definitely ...
This is the first time I’ve ever read one of her books because of the words of a happy reader I met at Barnes & Nobles. I gave it a try and I’m pleasantly surprised. This guy wakes up and he can’t remember a thing. He figures out he’s a police inspector and he is hated by his boss who hands him a to...
This is the first in the William Monk series. Also a great series to read!
Enjoy the Monk series. Still aren't feeling too formulaic to me, which is a nice change from a lot of mystery series.
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