Death of a Stranger - William Monk Author:Anne Perry The tragic death of a railway magnate in a sleazy brothel has shocked high society. Meanwhile, private investigator William Monk acquires a mysterious new client who asks him to ascertain beyond the shadow of a doubt whether or not her fiance, a railway-firm executive, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices. And so Monk embarks upon a journ... more »ey that will revive memories stripped from his consciousness by amnesia has a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding.« less