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El don de Anne Perry para intrigar al lector a la vez que construye personajes llenos de vida, con sus luces y sombras, brilla con especial intensidad en su serie sobre la Primera Guerra Mundial. En julio de 1917, tras cuatro a#os de guerra, el agotamiento se est# adue#ando del capell#n Joseph Reavley y de su hermana Judith, miembro del Cuerpo de Ambulancias. En el frente occidental ha comenzado la batalla de Passchendaele, y la paz a#n parece muy lejana. La arrogancia y la incompetencia del oficial Northrop, comandante a cargo del regimiento de Joseph, auguran la muerte innecesaria de muchos soldados. Pero es el propio Northrop el que cae, a manos de sus subordinados; Judith, arriesga su propia vida para ayudarlos a escapar. Entretanto, Matthew Reavley, agente de los servicios de inteligencia brit#nicos, contin#a la desesperada b#squeda del Pacificador, quien trata de acabar con la guerra, y a quien considera responsable de la muerte de sus padres. Los tres hermanos se opondr#n, a su manera, con valent#a y honor a la ciega maquinaria de la justicia militar... Rese#a:"Perry sabe dar a la novela hist#rica una aut#ntica profundidad humana."Le Monde des Poches

Anne Perry desentra#a en estas p#ginas el pasado del investigador William Monk, dando vida a la Inglaterra victoriana y a una sociedad plagada de oscuros secretos. Para las prostitutas de Leather Lane, la enfermera Hester Monk es la #nica tabla de salvaci#n. Adem#s de velar por su salud, les ofrece apoyo moral cuando el violento clima del barrio se ve agravado con un asesinato: el del magnate Nolan Baltimore en un burdel. Al mismo tiempo, el investigador William Monk, esposo de Hester, recibe la visita de una misteriosa y bella mujer que sospecha que tras el homicidio se halla un fraude de grandes dimensiones. A medida que Monk se sumerge en el caso, afloran a su memoria recuerdos que cre#a relegados al olvido y cuya presencia lo empuja a una situaci#n l#mite.

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...

Una brillante novela de intriga escrita por la reina del crimen. Un nuevo caso del inspector Monk sirve a Anne Perry para ofrecernos un fresco de la Inglaterra victoriana. William Monk no suele aceptar casos de derecho matrimonial. Sin embargo, de vuelta de su luna de miel con su esposa Hester, no puede evitar involucrarse en la resoluci#n de uno de ellos, cuando Miriam Gardiner es acusada del asesinato de su prometido, un rico heredero, y desaparece dejando atr#s un carruaje vac#o y el cad#ver del conductor del mismo. Miriam reaparece, pero se niega a relatar lo ocurrido pese a ser considerada la principal sospechosa del crimen. Anne Perry, la reina del crimen, es reconocida por sus novelas ambientadas en la #poca de la Inglaterra victoriana.

En esta nueva entrega de la serie se presenta un rico y vívido panorama de la vida londinense, al tiempo que despliega un magnífico drama judicial. No dejes de explorar el corazón del Londres victoriano de la mano de Anne Perry con el resto de sus novelas. En esta nueva entrega, Hester Monk, la esposa de William Monk, inspector de la Policia Fluvial del Tamesis, cuestiona las finanzas de una iglesia de Londres en la que, al parecer, los donativos de los feligreses han terminado en los bolsillos del carismatico predicador Abel Taft, para pagar su magnifica casa y los elegantes vestidos de su esposa y sus hijas. Como fruto de ello, Taft resulta acusado, y el brillante abogado Oliver Rathbone, recientemente nombrado juez, es el elegido para presidir el juicio contra el. La culpabilidad de Taft parece clara; sin embargo, en el ultimo instante la defensa llama a un testigo que socava por completo los cargos. Entonces Rathbone da un paso bienintencionado pero temerario que podria arruinar su carrera, su reputacion y hasta su vida.

En esta nueva aventura de Charlotte y Thomas Pitt, Anne Perry nos sumerge en la compleja sociedad victoriana para mostrarnos un mundo en el que demasiado a menudo las mujeres cargan con la culpa de las violentas agresiones que padecen y en el que los hombres poderosos consiguen lo que quieren, dejando que otros paguen por ello.La horrenda violacion y supuesto suicidio de Catherine Quixwood, esposa de un acaudalado banquero, queda fuera de la jurisdiccion de Thomas Pitt, el nuevo jefe de la Special Branch. Sin embargo, los ofensivos rumores acerca de la victima hacen que Pitt decida investigar por su cuenta.Pese a contar con la ayuda de su candida esposa, Charlotte, y de su antiguo superior, Victor Narraway, Pitt se siente desorientado. ¿Por que la altruista y culta Catherine no acompaño a su marido a una gran fiesta la noche del su deceso? ¿Por que dio permiso a los criados para que se retiraran hasta el dia siguiente y dejo la puerta principal sin cerrar? ¿Cual habia sido su relacion con el joven en cuya compañia fue vista en conciertos y exposiciones?El camino hacia la verdad lleva a Pitt por derroteros sumamente perturbadores, desde las altas, y altivas, esferas de la politica y las finanzas hasta la felicidad de su propio hogar, donde su hija adolescente, Jemima, se esta haciendo adulta en el seno de una cultura plagada de peligros.La critica ha dicho...Un libro rebosante de intriga.The Huffington PostArrolladora y provocadora... Perry ha perfeccionado su delicadeza narrativa.The New York Times Book ReviewVigorosa y vehemente... Perry capta la Inglaterra victoriana con estilo, y el argumento es fascinante.Wichita Falls Times Record NewsPerry es una maestra sacando a relucir las injusticias de la epoca victoriana.Booklist

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...

The second thrilling mystery in an exciting new generation of Pitt novels, from the New York Times bestselling author and queen of Victorian crime, Anne Perry.'Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction' New York TimesDaniel Pitt is delighted that his sister is visiting London with her American husband Patrick, a policeman, and their young daughters. But Patrick's trip has another purpose, for which he enlists Daniel's help.Philip Sidney, a young British diplomat, is accused of robbery and assault in Washington, but he has taken diplomatic immunity and fled to England. The perfect opportunity to obtain justice presents itself when Sidney is accused of a small embezzlement at the British Embassy in the USA, but as Daniel digs deeper into the case it becomes clear that vengeance is involved.When a witness is murdered in America suspicion of guilt falls on Sidney. But is somebody trying to frame him? And, if so, who and why? Daniel follows a trail that uncovers another murder, and leads from Washington to the idyllic Channel Islands, then to a dramatic scene in court that almost defies belief...

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. . .

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.

In 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.

Una duda razonable es la cuarta novela de la serie de misterio victoriano protagonizada por el detective William Monk.

Joseph Reavley, an army chaplain serving in Belgium, discovers the corpse of despised war correspondent Eldon Prentice, apparently murdered by someone on the British side. Meanwhile, Joseph's sister Judith is also in Belgium, working as driver to General Cullingford, Prentice's uncle. And brother Michael, an officer in British Intelligence, is in London, looking for clues to the identity of the man the Reavleys call the Peacemaker, the mysterious conspirator who ordered the murder of the Reavleys' parents. Somehow, the murder of Prentice is linked to the Peacemaker's activities, and the Reavley siblings must find out how and why.

Cuando el general Thaddeus Carlyon, insigne veterano del Imperio de Su Majestad, muere en una elegante fiesta londinense, nadie sospecha que se trate de un asesinato. Sin embargo, la bella esposa del general, Alexandra, se confiesa autora del crimen, lo que causará una profunda conmoción en la aristocracia victoriana.

Bestseller Perry's latest novel (after 2001's Funeral in Blue) to feature mid-Victorians William Monk and his wife, Hester, offers an ingenious and baffling plot, compelling characters, both major and minor, plus plenty of courtroom drama, but is something of a diamond in the rough. In London's East End, Hester, a former nurse with Florence Nightingale, has established a shelter for prostitutes where the ill and injured can be treated. One night, a well-known railway magnate is found dead in a nearby brothel, and the police presence in the area grinds the illicit business of the pimps and prostitutes to a halt. William, meanwhile, has undertaken a private investigation into possible fraud. His client, the fiancee of a young executive for the same railway as the murder victim, fears her betrothed may be implicated in the fraud scheme. As William recognizes parallels with the past, memories that he lost in an accident seven years earlier start to haunt him. Unfortunately, the book suffers from hasty execution, as reflected in repetitious phrasing, pronouns with unclear antecedents and confusing narrative transitions between Hester and William and between William in the present and William before his amnesia. The result is a challenging read, though established fans will likely forgive the author her lapses because she tells such a wonderful story.

Cambridge, Inglaterra, semanas previas al estallido de la Primera Guerra Mundial, Joseph Reavley recibe la visita inesperada de su hermano Matthew, quien le anuncia la fatídica muerte de sus padres en un accidente. A su dolor se suma el desasosiego debido a que, la noche anterior, Joseph había revelado a su hijo que estaba en posesión de un documento que iba a cambiar la historia de Inglaterra.

Commissioned to find the precious cargo of ivory stolen by river thieves from the hold of Clement Louvain's ocean-going schooner, private enquiry agent William Monk is intrigued by his new surroundings. The waterfront of the River Thames is a world unto itself, but without the help of the famed River Police, Monk hardly stands a chance of retrieving the ivory or tracking down the murderous men who killed an innocent crew member while robbing Louvain's ship. Not so coincidentally, Monk's wife Hester, who operates a shelter for sick and injured women of the streets, discovers that a woman with a mysterious connection to Louvain may hold the key to the missing ivory as well as many more deaths aboard his ship than the one Monk knows about. Perry's trademarked plotting, characterization, and verisimilitude in recreating Victorian London gleam brilliantly in this well-crafted historical mystery. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Desde un barco en el Támesis se encuentra anclado, el robo de un cargamento de marfil y uno de los marineros a bordo serán asesinados. Un caso difícil de William Monje, sobre la base de los hábitos y las costumbres de los marineros del puerto y sólo los ocupantes acostumbrados muss.A cargamento de marfil es robado de un buque, y un marinero en la noche de vigilancia ha sido brutalmente asesinado. Un nuevo caso de William monje.