A Funeral in Blue: Betrayal and murder from the dark streets of Victorian London (William Monk Mystery) - Hardcover

Perry, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747262837 ISBN 13: 9780747262831

Publisher: Headline, 2001

Synopsis

When her brother arrives on her doorstep, Hester Monk is shocked - as much by the unexpectedness of the visit as by the reason for it. For since her marriage to Monk, Charles and his elegant wife, Imogen, have kept their distance. But now Charles needs Hester's help. He believes Imogen is having an affair - there can be no other explanation for her recent strange behaviour. However, before Hester is able to investigate, a tragedy occurs. In a nearby artist's studio two women have been brutally killed. Having left the police force with extreme ill feeling between himself and his superior, the last thing Monk wants to do is face the demons of his past. But, in the course of his work, Monk is left with no choice but to visit his old adversary, Runcorn, and involve himself with the sensational murder case.

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Review

The pages fly . . . Once again we re in the capable hands of [the] reigning monarch of the Victorian mystery. People (Page-turner of the Week)
Funeral in Blue captures and retains the reader s undivided attention. . . . The plot is intriguing on its own, but it becomes fascinating as Perry, with each new avenue of the investigation, seamlessly explores the nature of truth and the price at which it comes. The Virginian Pilot
Perry s historical mysteries suggestively peel away layer after layer of Victorian respectability until the underlying social evils of a gilded era are exposed in all their naked truth. The New York Times Book Review

An old-style private eye novel and an extremely good one . . . No one writes more elegantly than Perry, nor better conjures up the rich and colorful tapestry of London in the Victorian era. The Plain Dealer
Highly recommended . . . another gripping Victorian spellbinder. Library Journal"

"The pages fly . . . Once again we're in the capable hands of [the] reigning monarch of the Victorian mystery."--People (Page-turner of the Week)

"Funeral in Blue captures and retains the reader's undivided attention. . . . The plot is intriguing on its own, but it becomes fascinating as Perry, with each new avenue of the investigation, seamlessly explores the nature of truth and the price at which it comes."--The Virginian Pilot

"Perry's historical mysteries suggestively peel away layer after layer of Victorian respectability until the underlying social evils of a gilded era are exposed in all their naked truth."--The New York Times Book Review

"An old-style private eye novel--and an extremely good one . . . No one writes more elegantly than Perry, nor better conjures up the rich and colorful tapestry of London in the Victorian era."--The Plain Dealer

"Highly recommended . . . another gripping Victorian spellbinder."--Library Journal

Book Description

The eagerly awaited new William Monk mystery from interntional bestselling author Anne Perry

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0747262837
• ISBN 13: 9780747262831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288