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A Sudden, Fearful Death  (William Monk, Bk 4)
A Sudden Fearful Death - William Monk, Bk 4
Author: Anne Perry
Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had worked with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, is found strangled to death in a London hospital. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime. Gradually, Monk assembles the portrait of a remarkable woman. Yet he also discerns the shadow of a tragic evil and a frigh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804112833
ISBN-10: 0804112835
Publication Date: 8/29/1994
Pages: 464
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3.8 stars, based on 68 ratings
Publisher: Ivy Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I've enjoyed the few books I've read in this series. Historical mysteries, set in Victorian London. I like the fact that the "secondary" main character was one of Florence Nightingale's nurses in the Crimean War.
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the plot follows a dark and twisting course
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In London hospital,Prudence Barrymore,a talented nurse who had once been one of Florence Nightingale's angels of mercy in the Crimean War,meets sudden death by strangulation. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime-which intuition tells him no random stroke of violence by a madman.
Greatly helped by his unconventional friend Hester Latterly,another of Miss Nightingale's nurses,and barrister Oliver Rathbone,Monk assembles the portrait of a remarkable woman.Yet he also discerns the shadow of a reagic evil that darkens every level of society,and a frightening glimmer of his own eclipsed past....
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Cliff hanger of a trial, some things one might guess but it is spine tingling how the truth is uncovered.
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In a London hospital, Prudemce, a talented nurse who had once been one of Florence Nightingale's angels of mercy , meets sudden death by strangulation. Private inquirey agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime--which intuition tells him was no random stroke of vilence by a madman

Greatly helped by his unconventional friend Hester, another of Miss Nightingales' nurses, and barrister Oliver, Monk assembles the portrait of a remarkable woman. Yet he also discerns the shadow of a tragic evil that darkens every level of society and a frightening glimmer of his own eclipsed past.
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A William Monk and Hester Latterly mystery. Great details of life in the Victorian Era. Ends in a revealing courtroom drama.
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Part of Perry's Monk series. Good mystery.
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If you enjoy Victorian mysteries--this is a real pleaser.
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Anne Perry's characters are rich and interesting as is her plot development. I enjoyed this book enough to begin ordering the rest of the Monk series as well as the Pitt series. I particularly enjoy her strong female characters (in both series) - how they negotiate the limitations of the era and push beyond them. Her Monk character is an interesting man, a strong but wounded soul seeking the truth. Highly recommended.

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