Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel

Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel

As her New York Times bestselling novels always remind us, Anne Perry is a matchless guide to both the splendor and the shame of the British Empire at the height of its influence. In her twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to Londonâ€™s grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters of the Western world hold swayâ€”and to the teeming Thames waterfront, where one summer afternoon, Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the pleasure boat Princess Mary, which sends to their deaths nearly two hundred merrymakers.
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The tragedy is no accident. As commander of the River Police, Monk should handle the case, but the investigation is turned over to the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. An Egyptian man is swiftly caught, tried, and sentenced to die. But almost as quickly, Monk presents evidence that Habib Beshara, though a nasty piece of work, was elsewhere at the time of the blast. The investigation, now in complete disarray, is hastily turned over to Monk.
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Is the crime connected with the soon-to-be-opened Suez Canal, which will enormously benefit wealthy British shipping companies? Or did all of those innocent people drown to ensure the death of just one? How did the bomber board the ship, and how did he manage to escape? Is he an anarchist or a madman?
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Backed up by his astute wife, Hester, and his old reliable friend Oliver Rathbone, Monk vows to find answersâ€”but instead finds himself treading the dangerous waters of international intrigue, his questions politely turned aside by a formidable array of the powerful and privileged. Events twist and turn like the Thames itself, leading to the shattering moment when Monk realizes, perhaps too late, that he is the next target.
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Praise for Anne Perry and her William Monk novels
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Blood on the Water
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â€œ[An] unfailingly rewarding series.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œRiveting . . . one of Perryâ€™s most engrossing books.â€â€”The Washington Times
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â€œTension-filled . . . intricate and densely plotted . . . Victorian London comes alive.â€â€”BookPage

Blind Justice
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â€œRanks among the best . . . Perry has written. Her courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow.â€â€”Huntington News
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A Sunless Sea
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â€œAnne Perryâ€™s Victorian mysteries are marvels.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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Acceptable Loss
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â€œMasterful storytelling and moving dialogue.â€â€”The Star-Ledger
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Execution Dock
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â€œ[An] engrossing page-turner . . . Thereâ€™s no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.â€â€”The Boston Globe
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Dark Assassin
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â€œBrilliant . . . a page-turning thriller . . . blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.â€â€”Jeffery Deaver, author of Edge
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The Shifting Tide
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â€œThe mysterious and dangerous waterfront world of Londonâ€™s â€˜longest street,â€™ the Thames, comes to life.â€â€”South Florida Sun-Sentinel

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-09-09
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780345548443

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-09-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780345548443

Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel

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