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Pitt is the natural choice to investigate what he soon realises is the most unnatural of killings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e'A splendidly plotted yarn'  Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003eGive her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens' eyes pop out * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully crafted * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003e'The Troubles perfectly suit Perry's gift for rooting large-scale social conflict in the minutiae of domestic intrigue'  Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eHer Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters * Faye Kellerman *\u003cbr\u003e'Perry's narrative is as statley and elegant as a royal barge on the Thames'  Washington Post\u003cbr\u003eThe novel has a totally contemporary feel and is admirably well-written * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e'Master storyteller Anne Perry moves closer to Dickens as she lifts the lace curtain from Victorian society to reveal its shocking secrets'  Sharyn McCrumb\u003cbr\u003e'A complex plot supported by superb storytelling...and William Monk, a contender for the post of Most Original Investigator in recent fiction'  Scotland on Sunday\u003cbr\u003eA complex plot supported by superb storytelling * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e'Ms Perry fashions a Victorian story with the sophisticated characterisation and psychological suspense that are everyday tools of the contemporary writer...the result is first rate'  New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e'Her Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters'  Faye Kellerman\u003cbr\u003e'[A] surpassingly excellent historical and psychologically intricate mystery'  Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully crafted'  Cosmopolitan\u003cbr\u003e'Perry's narrative is as stately and elegant as a royal barge on the Thames...with a final courtroom confrontation that's a humdinger'  Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e'The novel has a totally contemporary feel and is admirably well-written'  Guardian\u003cbr\u003e'Anne Perry continues to weave her beguiling spell, combining an adroitly plotted murder mystery and a lamentable social evil. Her Victorian mysteries have all the requisite scene-setting atmosphere and even a leavening of Dickens' social comnscience... Perry at her accomplished best'  Crime Time","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736520733015,"sku":"9780747262329","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747262329.jpg?v=1723810707"},{"product_id":"slaves-and-obsession-william-monk-mystery-book-11-a-twisting-victorian-mystery-of-war-love-and-murder-9780747263197","title":"Slaves and Obsession William Monk Mystery Book 11","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003eIn the American Civil War the opposing armies are desperate for arms. A London trader selling weapons to the South faces a moral dilemma when his daughter, in love with a Confederate, insists he change sides. When he is brutally murdered, her lover is the immediate suspect. William and Hester Monk must bring the pair back from the front line in America to face justice in an English court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003eAnne Perry's novels are New York Times bestsellers and have earned much critical acclaim:  'Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens' eyes pop out * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA totally contemporary feel ... admirably well-written * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eHer Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters * Faye Kellerman *\u003cbr\u003eA complex plot supported by superb storytelling ... and William Monk, a contender for the post of Most Original Investigator in recent fiction * Scotland on Sunday *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736520896855,"sku":"9780747263197","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747263197.jpg?v=1723810707"},{"product_id":"the-twisted-root-william-monk-mystery-book-10-an-elusive-killer-stalks-the-pages-of-this-thrilling-mystery-9780747263234","title":"The Twisted Root William Monk Mystery Book 10 An","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003eFor Miriam Gardiner, at her engagement party at the London home of her fiancé, Lucius Stourbridge, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life.  But, leaving suddenly, Miriam disappears without a trace. Reluctant to cause a scandal, Lucius seeks out William Monk and tells him that the only lead concerns their coachman, Treadwell, who is also missing.  Monk, not usually a sentimental man, is moved by Lucius''s distress, and assumes that his recent marriage to Hester Latterly is to blame.  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For since her marriage to Monk, Charles and his elegant wife, Imogen, have kept their distance.  But now Charles needs Hester''s help. He believes Imogen is having an affair - there can be no other explanation for her recent strange behaviour. However, before Hester is able to investigate, a tragedy occurs. In a nearby artist''s studio two women have been brutally killed. Having left the police force with extreme ill feeling between himself and his superior, the last thing Monk wants to do is face the demons of his past. 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An ex-army officer and promising young diplomat has been shot and the prime suspect is the Egyptian mistress of a senior cabinet minister. But some things don''t add up at the scene of the murder. When the Egyptian Ambassador puts in a call to Prime Minister Gladstone, it seems a major diplomatic row is brewing. Thomas is convinced Narraway knows more than he claims, and Pitt''s wife Charlotte fears there could be involvement with the secret organisation that destroyed Pitt''s Metropolitan Police career and nearly cost him his life. Can Pitt tread the tense diplomatic tightrope between protecting justice, the security of his country, and the safety of his family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e'From the Victorian murder capital of smog-hit London to the exotic land of the Pharaohs, this thrilling whodunnit is a must for all devotees of the classic murder mystery' Western Mail 22\/2\/03 * Western Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'Frequently compared to the great contemporary chronicler, Charles Dickens, Perry has a more simplistic perspective on the era, its social pleasures and their consequences...Offering an interesting slant on the grandeur of Britain's Empire, this novel will please fans of the series, especially those who enjoy the teamwork of Mr and Mrs Pitt' Scottish Sunday Herald 16\/2\/03 * Scottish Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003e'Anne Perry's novels of Victorian England are the equivalent of steak-and-kidney pudding or apple tart and custard; comfort food, plain cooking with no fancy ingredients. Frequently compared to the great contemporary chronicler, Charles Dickens, Perry has a more simplistic perspective on the era, its social pleasures and their consequences...Offering an interesting slant on the grandeur of Britain's Empire, this novel will please fans of the series, especially those who enjoy the teamwork of Mr and Mrs Pitt' Scottish Sunday Herald 16\/2\/03 * Scottish Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003e'Frequent readers of Perry cherish the magical passport she provides into the age of Victoria at its brilliant zenith' Western Mail 22\/2\/03 * Western Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'Miss Perry's leading protagonists are as finely and deeply drawn as any in her field and her feel for the Victorian era is unrivalled in her generation' Huddersfield Daily Examiner 8\/2\/03 * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e'Intricately plotted and painstakingly researched...Anne Perry brings alive the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian England in convincing detail' Western Daily Press (Bristol) 15\/2\/03 * Western Daily Press (Bristol) *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736539771223,"sku":"9780747268987","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747268987.jpg?v=1723810715"},{"product_id":"the-shifting-tide-william-monk-mystery-book-14-9780747268994","title":"The Shifting Tide William Monk Mystery Book 14","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003eWhen the Maude Idris docks at the Pool of London, laden with ebony, spices and first-grade tusks of ivory collected from her voyage to Zanzibar, Clement Louvain leaves four armed seamen on board to guard the precious cargo. But as soon as the relief for the night watch arrives ready for duty in the morning, he finds the ivory gone and one of the seamen dead. Hindered by his ignorance of the river and its customs, and ashamed of the fact that he so badly requires the huge fees that Louvain is prepared to pay, William Monk nevertheless begins his investigation into the theft and murder. Meanwhile Hester''s work at the refuge at Portpool Lane is encountering acute financial difficulties. Sick prostitutes are arriving daily and the medicines needed to help them are running out.  When a man arrives promising to pay a huge amount of money for the care of one particular woman, Hester is astonished to meet him.  He is none other than Clement Louvain.  So who is the woman he is so generously he\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e'Anne Perry not only writes a dashed good story but almost outdoes Dickens for atmosphere and portrayal of the sleazy side of life' Northern Echo, 24\/2\/04 * Northern Echo *\u003cbr\u003e'Anne Perry not only writes a dashed good story but almost outdoes Dickens for atmosphere and portrayal of the sleazy side of life' Northern Echo, 24\/2\/04 * Northern Echo *\u003cbr\u003e'Anne Perry's command of story-telling and power of description is terrifyingly real...meaningful and illustrious writing, as if watching live theatre. She has such perception of passion too' Bangor Chronicle, 26\/2\/04 * Bangor Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e'Perry uses her characters and story to comment on ethical issues that remain as relevant today as they were in Victorian times' Publishers Weekly, 29\/3\/04 * Publishers Weekly *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736559268183,"sku":"9780747268994","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747268994.jpg?v=1723810717"},{"product_id":"no-graves-as-yet-9780755302857","title":"No Graves as Yet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003eIn the last idyllic summer of 1914, the battle lines are already drawn. In Cambridge, the golden June days seem timeless. But for Joseph Reavley the summer is shattered by his parents'' deaths in a car accident. Bringing the terrible news, his brother reveals that their father, a retired MP, had been travelling to see him about a sinister plot he had discovered. Matthew''s job in the secret service means that he would understand the mysterious document their father possessed, but now it is nowhere to be found. Returning after the funeral with their two sisters, Joseph and Matthew become convinced that their parents'' house has been searched. 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With its outstanding cover and bestselling author's writing, this dazzling story is one of sheer brilliance...It's just so, so beautiful' North Wales Chronicle 23\/10\/03 * North Wales Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e'Very enjoyable and gripping' Glasgow Evening Times 11\/10\/03 * Glasgow Evening Times *\u003cbr\u003e'An engaging evocation of English society poised on the brink of war and denying the implications of events unfolding in the Balkans' Sydney Morning Herald, 1 Mar 04 * Sydney Morning Herald *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737096565079,"sku":"9780755302857","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755302857.jpg?v=1723810959"},{"product_id":"shoulder-the-sky-world-war-i-series-novel-2-a-moving-novel-of-life-during-the-dark-days-of-war-world-war-1-series-9780755302871","title":"Shoulder the Sky World War I Series Novel 2 A","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003eIn April 1915 Joseph Reavley is serving as chaplain on the Front Line at Ypres.  The war that should have been ''over by Christmas'' has already decimated the British Expeditionary Force. To Joseph''s sector comes an ambitious young war correspondent determined to expose the horrors of trench life.   But before he can dispatch his piece, he is found dead in no-man''s-land.  Still seeking the man behind his parents'' murder, and to protect his sister Judith from the pain of an impossible romance, Joseph must find the truth.  His search takes him to London and the beaches of Gallipoli, and at last to face a desperate moral judgement which challenges every belief he holds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e'An absorbing tale' Kirkus Reviews, 15\/7\/04 * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e'The plot of this book is riveting throughout; the elegance of the prose and depth of characterisation combine to create a powerful and poignant journey into the past that long stays with you after the final page' The Lady, 28\/9\/04 * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e'The writer weaves her compelling fiction around a graphic account of the horror of First World War trench warfare that has not been bettered since Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong' * \u003ci\u003eNottingham Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Perry cleverly resolves some plot lines while reserving the solution of others for future mysteries...she does a superb job of bringing the grimness and waste to life, in a nice shift of gears from her two 19th-century historical series' Publishers Weekly, 26\/7\/04 * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e'The plot of this book is riveting throughout; the elegance of the prose and depth of characterisation combine to create a powerful and poignant journey into the past that long stays with you after the final page' The Lady, 28\/9\/04 * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e'The writer weaves her compelling fiction around a graphic account of the horror of First World War trench warfare that has not been bettered since Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong' * \u003ci\u003eNottingham Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737102332247,"sku":"9780755302871","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755302871.jpg?v=1723810962"},{"product_id":"execution-dock-william-monk-mystery-book-16-a-gripping-victorian-mystery-of-corruption-betrayal-and-intrigue-9780755320639","title":"Execution Dock William Monk Mystery Book 16 A","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Inspector William Monk, now of the Thames River Police, must face a dangerous foe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s 1864, and after a game of cat and mouse, Monk has captured Jericho Phillips, the man he suspects of brutally killing a young mudlark and running an evil child prostitution ring. In bringing Phillips to justice, Monk hopes to close down the ring and avenge the memory of Durban, his old commander, who was determined to capture Philips. However at trial justice does not prevail. Oliver Rathbone, Monk''s friend, is hired anonymously to represent the accused and when he proves that vital evidence is missing, Phillips is freed. As Monk begins the investigation again, venturing deeper into London''s murky underworld, he realises that Durban may have had his own reasons for pursuing Phillips, and shockingly, that secret support for Phillips may reach further into civilised society than anyone could ever have imagined...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003eAnne Perry's novels are New York Times bestsellers and have earned much critical acclaim:  'Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens' eyes pop out * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA totally contemporary feel ... admirably well-written * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eHer Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters * Faye Kellerman *\u003cbr\u003eA complex plot supported by superb storytelling ... and William Monk, a contender for the post of Most Original Investigator in recent fiction * Scotland on Sunday *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737103610199,"sku":"9780755320639","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755320639.jpg?v=1723810964"},{"product_id":"dark-assassin-william-monk-mystery-book-15-a-dark-and-gritty-mystery-from-the-depths-of-victorian-london-9780755320592","title":"Dark Assassin William Monk Mystery Book 15 A dark","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe two figures had been on the bridge. 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Instead, Grandmama is being packed off to a house in the Romney Marshes to stay with her ex-daughter-in-law. Never having got on with Caroline, Mariah much disapproves of her new husband: decades younger than her, Joshua, an actor, is scarcely even respectable. There will be nothing to do, no one to visit, and no doubt the terrible weather will make even taking a walk impossible. It is going to be the worst Christmas of Grandmama''s life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs if that weren''t enough, another visitor is foisted on the household. Then something shocking and quite unexpected happens. Has a crime been committed? 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