Execution Dock (William Monk Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596002875 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Now one such soul, thirteen-year-old Fig, is found with his throat cut, his tortured body tossed into the river.Commander William Monk of the River Police swears that Phillips will hang for this abomination. On his floating brothel, sex slaves are forced to endure unspeakable acts. In Execution Dock, Perry’s first Monk novel in three years, we find ourselves on the bustling docks along the River Thames. Monk’s wife, Hester, who runs a free clinic for abused women, draws a highly unusual guerrilla force to her husband’s cause—a canny ratcatcher, a retired brothel keeper, a fearless street urchin, and a rebellious society lady. Listeners of Anne Perry’s bestselling William Monk novels feel as if they’ve experienced the many shades of Victorian London, from Belgravia to Limehouse, from drawing room to brothel. But as he will soon discover, some mosquitoes can have a deadly sting.This gripping, terrifying story hurtles toward a denouement that will leave the
Many in authority view the judgment as a rebuke to the river police, whose existence as a separate force is threatened. (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Monk and his team catch Phillips, but what appears to be an airtight murder case springs leaks and ends with the accused's acquittal. Convinced that he got the right man, despite the jury's verdict, Monk devotes himself to setting the record straight. . Monk's wife, Hester, who works with London's downtrodden, provides support. Now superintendent of the Thames River Police Force, Monk is on the verge of closing the books on Jericho Phillips, a particularly nasty villain who specializes in child pornography. All rights reserved. Rich in plot development, believable characters and period detail, this entry will only add to the already sizable ranks of Perry's admirers. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Set in 1864, bestseller Perry's out
I don't know how she does it Perry demonstrates the most extraordinary compassion and insight in all her books. And yet she does not resile from placing her characters in situations where there are no good outcomes. Simply tragedy. The books are compelling and I understand why she is a best seller. Sh does not churn out her well written books. In each one, relationships shift, people's characters develop and reveal unexpected courage or evil.. "This story was especially spellbinding because it involved the lives" according to Suzanne C MacDonald. This story was especially spellbinding because it involved the lives of street children around the docks of the Thames. Early police procedures in England are intriguing.. Every book better than the last Amazon Customer Anne Perry is brilliant. This is her most exciting Monk book so far. Just when I'm certain she can't get any better, she does. She is a master at setting up an impossible situation and then resolving it. She is a far better writer than Agatha Christie!
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