Dark Assassin (William Monk Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596002816 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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The woman waves her arms and places her hands on the man’s shoulders. Monk can’t help but wonder, has he witnessed an accident, a suicide, or a murder? It seems impossible to determine the truth but, haunted by the woman’s somber beauty, he is impelled to try. For once, even Monk’s old enemy, Superintendent Runcorn, is on his side. Already struggling to win the respect of his men, Monk is faced with two urgent mysteries. A superintendent in the Thames River Police, William Monk is on a patrol boat near Waterloo Bridge when he and his men notice a young couple standing at the bridge railing, apparently engaged in an intense discussion. In nightmarish tunnels, Monk and Hester find true friends, among them Scuff, a young mudlark; Sutton, the ratcatcher, and Snoot, Sutton’s clever terrier. A caress or a push? He grasps hold of her. Mary Havilland is her name and until recently
Colacci's performance succeeds nicely in bringing the streets and drawing rooms of Monk's Victorian London to life. Perry is at her best when she writes about the class distinctions that defined and divided the class-conscious populace of the 19th century, and Colacci syncs perfectly with her as he slips easily from one colloquial accent to another, portraying the wide variety of city dwellers who made up the multitudes occupying London in 1864. All rights reserved. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Was it suicide, accident or murder? To find the answer, Monk, assisted by his wife, Hester, undertakes an investigation that will take him from the upper realms of London society to the lower depths of the city's poor and homeless, each off
Sue Averett said Dark Assassin is indeed too "Dark". Dark Assassin is the eighth of Anne Perry's William Monk series books I have read. I am also posting my review of "The Sunless Sea"---my number nine.Anne Perry is a wonderful writer. I am amazed at her depth of knowledge, her large vocabulary, her writing ability and her prolific writing history. Her books are always worthwhile and a good read.(Here comes the however) however, as I grow older and see more of the dark and sinister things of our world, the less I enjoy reading about them even if it is in Victoria. Happy Schneider said The writing is great and the story line comes together in a hurry. The writing is great and the story line comes together in a hurry at the end of the book! This is one of my favorite series and unlike some other series I have read I never tire of Monk.. I like Ann Perrys books Ann Royse Being English, I always like Ann Perrys books, they give an insight as to what it would have been like to live in London during the Victorian period.Life could not have been easy unless you had some money, and she also brings to bear the life of women, not being able to own anything and not being able to vote or indeed to have an opinion on anything. The Dark Assassin tells of the condition that the workers (the Navies) worked in while they were building the underground and new sewers in London. I can often tim