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The dreaded kingpin of this dark realm is Jericho Phillips. On his floating brothel, sex slaves are forced to endure unspeakable acts. Now one such soul, thirteen-year-old Fig, is found with his throat cut, his tortured body tossed into the river. Commander William Monk of the River Police swears that Phillips will hang for this abomination. But the miscreant is as wily as he is monstrous, and his wealthy clients seem far beyond the reach of the law. Monks attempt to bring about justice becomes the first electrifying episode in a nightmare that will test his courage and integrity. However, reinforcements are on the way. Monks wife, Hester, who runs a free clinic for abused women, draws a highly unusual guerrilla force to her husbands causea canny ratcatcher, a retired brothel keeper, a fearless street urchin, and a rebellious society lady. To one as criminally minded as Phillips, these folks are mere mosquitoes, to be sure. But as he will soon discover, some mosquitoes can have a deadly sting. This gripping, terrifying story hurtles toward a denouement that will leave the reader breathless but cheering. Execution Dock is Anne Perry at her incomparable, magnificent best.

Commander William Monk: in search of justice, he will not stop until he has found the truth.It is a time of progress, with the Empire''s interests expanding and the contentious new Suez Canal nearing completion. Many people stand to gain - and to lose - as the world rapidly changes.When a Thames pleasure boat is blown up with the loss of many lives, an Egyptian man is quickly sentenced to hang for the crime. But William Monk, head of the River Police, discovers the evidence was flawed. As he and his wife Hester investigate further, Monk begins to wonder if the wrong man was convicted. If justice itself has been tainted, exposing the true culprit will be far more dangerous...

Greenwich, 1897. A macabre scene is discovered outside a house on Shooters Hill. There has been a vicious fight, and amid the bloodstains are locks of long auburn hair. Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, is called: this is the home of Dudley Kynaston, a minister with access to some of the government's most dangerous secrets, and any inquiry must be handled with utmost discretion. An auburn-haired maid has disappeared from Kynaston's household, but no major crime appears to have taken place. Then a disfigured body is found in the gravel pits nearby. Could this be Kynaston's missing servant? As Pitt begins to investigate, he finds small inconsistencies in Kynaston's story. Are these harmless omissions, or could they lead to something more serious, something that could threaten not just Kynaston's own family but also his Queen and country?

London, 1868. As the christmas season begins, Claudine Burroughs feels little joy in its endless social calls and extravagant events. Working at a clinic for desperate women has opened her eyes to a different world. Then her two worlds collide.

New York, 1904. Jemima Pitt arrives in a city where new american money and old english aristocracy collide.

Thomas Pitt's daughter Jemima, now a young woman, leads the cast of Anne Perry's enthralling festive mystery. In New York, at the turn of the century, where new American money and old English aristocracy collide, a young bride's secret past could destroy her future.

One night, in a corridor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, nurse Hester Monk is approached by a terrified girl. She''s from a hidden ward of children, all subject to frequent blood-letting, and her brother is dying.While William Monk''s River Police fight to keep London safe from gun-runners, Hester takes on a new role at the hospital, helping to administer a secretive new treatment. But she slowly realises that this experimental cure is putting the lives of the children at risk. Attempting to protect the young victims, she comes under threat from one rich, powerful, and very ill man who is desperate to survive...

En esta nueva novela de la serie, el detective Monk deber# investigar la extra#a muerte de un pr#ncipe exiliado. No te pierdas las obras de Anne Perry, conocida como la reina del crimen victoriano por sus novelas ambientadas en la Inglaterra del siglo XIX. El pr#ncipe Friedrich vive exiliado en Londres tras haber renunciado al trono de Felzburgo para casarse con Gisela, una joven plebeya. Friedrich muere al caer de su caballo durante una cacer#a, pero la condesa Rostova afirma que en realidad ha sido envenenado por su propia esposa. Cuando Gisela demanda a la condesa por difamaci#n, #sta acude a uno de los mejores abogados londinenses, Sir Oliver Rathbone, para que se ocupe de su defensa. Sir Oliver encarga la investigaci#n al detective Monk, que contar# con la ayuda de Hester, una enfermera bastante perspicaz.

Un nuevo caso para el inspector William Monk

A Christmas Message is Anne Perry''s 14th novella in her festive series.Christmas 1900.Victor Narraway, Thomas Pitt''s former boss and his new wife Vespasia are travelling by train from Jaffa to Jerusalem. Although enjoying their time together and the interesting people they meet, Vespasia soon becomes concerned that someone is watching their every move.When one of their new acquaintances is found murdered, the only clue is a mysterious piece of parchment written in a foreign tongue, and a message imploring Narraway to continue the stranger''s quest. Sensing its importance, Narraway and Vespasia decide to fulfil their dead friend''s wish.Continuing to Jerusalem with the parchment in hand, they quickly find themselves embroiled in danger. With Vespasia''s fears suddenly realised and a watcher on their trail, will Narraway and Vespasia''s fates follow that of their friend or can they make it to the Holy Land unscathed?A Christmas Message is the tantalising new festive tale from the pen of Anne Perry, the master of Victorian crime.

The queen of the Victorian mystery, New York Times bestseller Anne Perry returns with the 32nd novel in the Inspector Pitt series MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE. Pitt is on a secret mission for the Queen, maybe his last...London, 1899: Head of Special Branch Commander Thomas Pitt is summoned to Buckingham Palace.In the twilight of her years, Queen Victoria is all too aware that the Prince of Wales will soon inherit her empire and must be beyond reproach. She tells Pitt she tasked her close friend and confidante, John Halberd, with investigating the Prince''s friends, specifically Alan Kendrick, a wealthy playboy and betting man, but before he could report back, Halberd was found dead in a rowing boat on the Serpentine.The death has been ruled an unfortunate accident and the investigation closed, but the Queen is not convinced that all is as it seems and tasks Pitt with finding the truth.Forced to act alone in this most sensitive of investigations, Pitt finds himself embroiled in a plot that threatens not only the reputations of men, but also the safety and reputation of the Empire. . .

La 1ère enquête des célèbres Charlotte et Thomas Pitt, en plein cœur de l'époque victorienne.

Que se trame-t-il réellement chez les Harcourt ? Alors qu''elle s''apprête à quitter le foyer de Charlotte et Thomas Pitt où elle travaille, la domestique Gracie reçoit la visite de Millie, la fille

Une belle jeune femme est sur le point d'épouser un homme dangereux - à moins que le Détective Hooper et sa nouvelle amie ne puissent l'en empêcher.Le détective John Hooper est heureux. Il vient d'ép

Quand une demande de rançon tourne au meurtre, William Monk fait face a l'impensable : la trahison de l'un de ses propres hommes...L'ile Jacob est une zone insalubre sur les berges de la Tamise, un quartier glauque ou le danger peut aussi bien venir de la fange et des marees que des criminels qui se tapissent dans l'ombre. Les kidnappeurs ont justement choisi ce dedale de taudis et de ruelles obscures pour rendre Kate Exeter a son riche mari contre une grosse somme d'argent. Harry Exeter demande alors a la police de superviser secretement l'echange. Mais, la nuit du rendez-vous, le plan tourne mal. Le commandant Monk et ses meilleurs hommes sont pris a partie, une echauffouree eclate, semant la mort et la desolation. Qui a bien pu les trahir ? Et quand un de ses informateurs confie a Monk que l'argent de la rançon provenait de fonds detournes impliquant Harry Exeter, l'affaire prend un nouveau tournant...