Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Funeral in blue Funeral in blue Anne Perry Hester serves as a volunteer nurse for Dr. Kristian Beck, an intense Viennese émigré. Beck's wife, Elissa, is English but the two met during the 1848 revolution in Austria when both were freedom figh… OL15870409W
Revenge in a cold river Revenge in a cold river Anne Perry - undifferentiated When Commander Monk of the Thames River Police is called to investigate the drowning of an escaped prisoner, he's forced to contend with customs officer McNab, who clearly bears a bitter grudge again… OL20040827W
Blind justice Blind justice Anne Perry - undifferentiated Anne Perry's Inspector William Monk: in search of justice, he will not stop until he has found the truth ... Oliver Rathbone, William Monk's close friend, has presided brilliantly over his first case… OL20858067W
Dark assassin Dark assassin Anne Perry - undifferentiated A superintender in the Thames river Police, William Monk is on a patrol near Waterloo Bridge when he and his men notice a young couple standing at the railing apparently engaged in an intense discuss… OL24190551W
A Breach of Promise A Breach of Promise Anne Perry "The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers Barton and Delphine Lambert, suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged… OL40641W
The twisted root The twisted root Anne Perry Set in Victorian England, private investigative agent William Monk is once again searching for the invisible. He is begged by young Lucius Stourbridge to find his missing fiancee, Mariam Gardiner,… OL48835W
Funeral in blue Funeral in blue Anne Perry In her haunting new Victorian novel, Anne Perry brings to rich and passionate life the city that she has made her own. Once more she shares the intimacy of London's opulent drawing rooms and guides r… OL48846W
Death of a stranger Death of a stranger Anne Perry Few authors have written more mesmerizingly about Victorian London than Anne Perry. Readers enter her world with exquisite anticipation, and experience a rich variety of characters and class: aristoc… OL48868W
The shifting tide The shifting tide Anne Perry 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 docks-- where towering schooners and clipper ships u… OL48870W
Dark assassin Dark assassin Anne Perry For countless readers, one of life's great pleasures is the mesmerizing magic of a Victorian mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Her dramas of good and evil unfolding inside Lond… OL48875W