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"When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men. Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum...
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"Master of mystery and historical intrigue Anne Perry once again transports readers to the banks of the Thames in Victorian London for her thrilling new William Monk novel. In Revenge in a Cold River, Monk faces his darkest hour ever as he spars with a quarry hell-bent on vengeance. 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...
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In this riveting new William Monk novel, Anne Perry delves into the diverse population of Victorian London, whose disparate communities force Monk to rethink his investigative techniques--lest he be caught in the crosshairs of violent bigotry. In the course of his tenure with the Thames River Police, Commander Monk has yet to see a more gruesome crime scene: a Hungarian warehouse owner lies in the middle of his blood-sodden office, pierced through...
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After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the general's wife, Alexandra, readily confesses that she killed him-- a story she clings to even under the threat of the noose. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work...
28) Justicia ciega
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When his friend, judge Oliver Rathbone, rashly crosses a line and inadvertently causes the death of a charismatic minister, police superintendent William Monk and his wife, Hester, navigate the perilous case to expose the truth and clear Rathbone's name.
32) Ecos de muerte
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En toda su carrera como comandante de la Policía Fluvial, Monk nunca había visto una escena del crimen más espantosa: el propietario de un almacén húngaro yace muerto en medio de su oficina cubierta de sangre, el pecho atravesado por una bayoneta y misteriosamente rodeado por diecisiete velas, sus mechas sumergidas en sangre. Al sospechar que el asesinato puede estar motivado por prejuicios étnicos, Monk se dirige a la comunidad húngara de...
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"Una embarcación de recreo explota en medio del Tamesis, en lo que resulta ser una venganza por un acto de agresion por parte de soldados britanicos durante la construccion del Canal de Suez. El detective Monk es apartado del caso, que pasa a manos de la policia de Londres. Cuando esta comete un error tras otro el caso vuelve a Monk, pero entonces la investigación ha tomado un rumbo dificil de corregir."--Amazon.
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In Edinburgh, Nurse Hester Latterly, a veteran of the Crimean War, is accused of murder after the rich woman she was escorting in a train dies from an overdose of medicine. It's a setup, of course, and Inspector Monk rushes to the rescue. By the author of The Hyde Park Headsman.
36) Falsa inocencia
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When a thirteen-year-old boy is found floating in the river Thames with his throat slit, William Monk, superintendent of the Thames River Police, pursues a child pornographer who runs a sex ring using small boys. Monk's wife Hester and several memorable characters from Dark Assassin return in this richly complex story.
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"When William Monk's wife, Hester, is kidnapped from the hospital where she volunteers, Monk is desperate to rescue her. But when his investigation leads him to the remote home of the wealthy and enigmatic Bryson Radnor--and to several bodies buried on his grounds--Monk realizes there is far more to Hester's kidnapping than meets the eye. What did Hester learn that made her a danger to Radnor? What are the two doctors Hester was working with at the...
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"Ambientado en los muelles de Londres, esta decimoséptima entrega de la serie dedicada a Monk teje una inolvidable historia de inocencia y maldad. Para el carismático inspector, la aparición de un misterioso cadáver, estrangulado con una lujosa corbata, es la excusa perfecta para inestigar los entresijos de la corrupción y la explotación infantil que se esconden tras la fachada de los más respetables círculos londinenses. Nada ni nadie quedará...
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"[N]urse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to homicide. The monomaniacal Rand brothers--Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemist--are utterly ruthless in their pursuit of a cure for the fatal "white-blood disease." In London's Royal Naval Hospital annex, Hester is tending one of the brothers' dying patients--wealthy...
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Corre el año 1861 y la guerra de Secesión ha estallado en Estados Unidos. En Londres, Daniel Alberton, que se beneficia de ello con el negocio de la venta de armas, lleva una vida aparentemente plácida y ajena a la contienda junto a su bella esposa. Cuando el matrimonio organiza una cena en la mansión familiar, acuden dos invitados americanos dispuestos a comprar armamento: uno es sureño, encantador pero partidario de la esclavitud; el otro,...
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