The Shifting Tide (William Monk Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593355319 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
William Monk knows London’s streets like the back of his hand; after all, they are where he earns his living. But the river Thames and its teeming dockswhere towering schooners and clipper ships unload their fabulous cargoes and wharf rats and night plunderers ply their tradesis unknown territory.Only dire need persuades him to accept an assignment from shipping magnate Clement Louvain to investigate the theft of a cargo of African ivory from Louvain’s recently docked schooner, the Maude Idris. Monk is desperate for work, not only to feed himself and his wife, Hester, but to keep open the doors of her clinic, a last resort for sick and starving street women.But he wonders: Why didn’t Louvain report the ivory theft directly to the River Police? Why did he warn Monk not to investigate the murder of one of the Maude Idris crew? Even more mysterious, why has Louvain brought to Hester’s clinic a desperately ill woman who, he claims, is the discarded mistress of an old friend? Neither Hester nor Monk anticipates the nightmare answers to these questionsnor the trap that soon so fatefully ensnares them.
A good one Laura E. Wow, Anne Perry hit a homerun with this book. While I'm glad Callandra has found happiness with Kristian Beck, I'll miss her character immensely. And I'm so happy for Rathbone and Margaret. This book was powerful, packed an emotional wallop and raced along.A couple of small complaints. Why aren't Hester or Monk more suspicious when Louvain turns up at the clinic with Ruth? I know I would be. Also, a noticeable gaffe early on in Monk's dealings at the riverfront. He's dressed like a gentleman fallen on hard times and is sup. Kindle Customer said Outstanding story. As with all of Anne Perry's books, The Shifting Tide, has such a beautifully told story that I lost track of time as I read it. The historically accurate details that she includes make the characters come alive and for a moment, I was taken back into 19th century London. I have enjoyed reading all of her books, but I think this book is one of the best. The story drew me in and held on until the last page. It can be enjoyed without reading the whole series, but once you're done, I bet you'll want to read more of William Mon. Excellent historical mystery series I came late to the William Monk novels, but have really enjoyed them, much more than the Thomas & Charlotte Pitt books. Coming so late to the series, I purchased all the previous WM novels up to this one and read them all in a month's time. Perry does a wonderful job of writing good historical mysteries with interesting, somewhat flawed characters. Monk is one of the best detective characters invented in the last twenty years. These are keepers!
The waterfront of the River Thames is a world unto itself, but without the help of the famed River Police, Monk hardly stands a chance of retrieving the ivory or tracking down the murderous men who killed an innocent crew member while robbing Louvain's ship. Commissioned to find the precious cargo of ivory stolen by river thieves from the hold of Clement Louvain's ocean-going schooner, private enquiry agent William Monk is intrigued by his new surroundings. Perry's trademarked plotting, characterization, and verisimilitude in recreating Victorian London gleam brilliantly in this well-crafted historical mystery. Not so coincidentally, Monk's wife Hester, who operates a shelter for sick and injured women of the streets, discovers that a woman with a mysterious connection to Louvain may hold the key to the missing ivory as well as many more deaths aboar