Funeral in Blue (William Monk Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587887428 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Anne Perry lives in Scotland. She is also the author of a series of five World War I novels, as well as seven holiday novels, most recently A Christmas Odyssey, and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Ottoman Empire. . Anne Perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including Buckingham Palace Gardens and Long Spoon La
Kristian Beck, a Viennese emigre who swiftly becomes the principal suspect. One of the victims is an obscure artist's model. With an intensity born of desperation, Hester, Monk, and their dear friend Lady Callandra Daviot, who cannot hide her deep love for the accused, seek evidence that will save Kristian from the hangman - hoping to penetrate not only the mystery of Elissa Beck's death but the riddle of her life.. To investigator William Monk and his wife Hester, the murders are a nightmare. The headlines were gruesome: two beautiful women found strangled in the studio of a well-known London artist. The other is the wife of Hester's cherished colleague, distinguished surgeon Dr
FUNERAL IN BLUE CD Anne Perry does a wonderful job at bringing her Victorian mysteries and characters to life. Very credible dialogue,locales and events. CD has a few flaws.
Aided by Colacci's cool but carefully calibrated reading, which cleverly cranks up the excitement when necessary, Perry's tale transports readers to Victorian London along with a splendid side trip to Vienna, as the Monks try to clear a doctor friend of two murder charges. Along the way, Perry gets to show off again her seamless talent for illustrating the era's social evils this time addictive gambling and barely hidden anti-Semitism without making her obviously prodigious research seem lumpy or excessive. Simultaneous release with the Ballantine hardcover. From Publishers Weekly The uncut audio version of Perry's latest book about the enigmatic, rough-edged private detective William Monk and his wife, Hester the no-nonsense nurse who learned her trade with Florence Nightingale in Crimea is a veritable time machine. So do Perry's writing an