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Death of a Stranger (William Monk, Bk 13) Large Print
Death of a Stranger Large Print - William Monk, Bk 13 Author:Anne Perry For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester MonkÂ’s clinic is a lifeline, providing medicine, food, and a modicum of peace—especially welcome since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. At the moment, however, the mysterious death of railway magnate Nolan Baltimore in a sleazy neigh... more »borhood brothel overshadows all else. Whether he fell or was pushed, the shocking question in everyoneÂ’s mind is: What was such a pillar of respectability doing in a seedy place of sin?
As Hester ventures into violent streets to learn who is responsible for the brutal abuse of her patients, Monk embarks upon a journey into the English countryside, where the last rails are being laid for a new line. But the sight of tracks stretching into the distance revives memories once stripped from his consciousness by amnesia a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding.« less