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Un nuevo caso para el inspector William Monk

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...

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. . .

In her sixth William Monk mystery, Perry evokes early Victorian London with her usual skill, although the novel is somewhat hampered by an awkward plot element. Genevieve Stonefield comes to Monk for help, believing that her missing husband, the upright Angus Stonefield, has been murdered by his depraved twin brother, Caleb. When Monk finds evidence of Angus''s death, he also comes upon a makeshift typhoid hospital staffed by his two friends, Lady Callandra Daviot and Hester Latterly. The relationship between Hester and Monk seems excessively turbulent this time out, marked by an antagonism that is unexpectedly harsh after the moments of closeness they shared in the previous book (The Sins of the Wolf). More interesting than the resolution of Angus''s death is a subplot involving a woman from Monk''s past whom the amnesiac investigator can''t recall. The fate of their friendship and his investigation into her past make up the best parts of a story which, while written with care and intelligence, suffers from a predictable ending.

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...

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...

Avec Daniel Pitt et Miriam fford Croft, la justice est en marche dans le Londres du début du XXe siécle.

It''s July 1917, and as the sun sets over no-man''s-land so Joseph Reavley''s heart sinks with it. As chaplain he must keep up the men''s morale, but as rumours of mutiny grow stronger he is losing any chance of getting through to them. After the death of an officer, twelve soldiers are arrested, and it falls to Joseph to uncover the truth about their involvement. Joseph''s brother Matthew, of the S.I.S, is also in pursuit of the truth, whilst struggling to come to terms with his part in the Peacemaker''s death. Approached by a Junior Cabinet Minister who is being blackmailed, Matthew learns of a plot to destroy the only men who can bring about lasting peace. As he embarks on an investigation Matthew knows his own life is in danger but thinks it a small price to pay to secure the future of millions of people

William Monk is ordered to find the killer of the daughter of Sir Basil Moidore. With incredible restraints upon his investigation, Monk sets about finding the killer, step by dangerous step.

En julio de 1917, a punto de iniciarse el cuarto año de conflicto bélico, el capellán Joseph Reavley y su hermana Judith, miembro del Cuerpo de Ambulancias, están agotados. En el frente del Oeste ha comenzado la batalla de Passchendaele, y la paz aun 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 Cuarta y penultima entrega de la serie de Anne Perry ambientada en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Tras Las tumbas del mañana, El peso del cielo y Angeles en las tinieblas, Anne Perry retoma la historia de los hermanos Reavley y nos deleita con una entrega mas de su serie ambientada en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Perry recrea con maestria esta epoca apasionante, elabora personajes de gran verosimilitud y es capaz de generar suspense en cada novela.

En cette fin de juillet 1917, le moral des troupes britanniques est au plus bas. L''aumônier Joseph Reavley tente difficilement de contenir le souffle de mutinerie qui se propage dans les tranchées d

Este es el título número 25 de la célebre serie policiaca de ambientación victoriana protagonizada por el inspector Thomas Pitt.Entre los muchos atractivos de esta obra destaca su singular escenario: el palacio donde reside la familia real británica. Las dependencias de Buckingham Palace encierran la clave de un sórdido asesinato…Un nuevo y retorcido caso para el sagaz inspector Pitt, esta vez en el corazón del imperio británico. Una prostituta aparece asesinada en e

Mientras patrulla el Támesis al frente de un grupo de la Policía Fluvial, William Monk presencia la caída de una pareja desde un puente. ¿Accidente, suicidio o asesinato? Las cosas se complican cuando Monk descubre la identidad de los dos personajes: Mary Havilland, cuyo padre se había suicidado recientemente, y Toby Argyll, su prometido.

After four long years of World War I, peace is finally in sight. But chaplain Joseph Reavley and his sister Judith, an ambulance driver on the Western Front, are more hard pressed than ever. Then Matthew, the third Reavley sibling and an intelligence expert, suddenly arrives at the front with startling news.

It''s October 1918 on the Western Front and Chaplain Joseph Reavley can barely bring himself to look at the body lying discarded outside the operating tent. Four years of facing the death and horror of the trenches, yet nothing could have prepared him for the mutilation wrought upon young nurse Sarah Price. Charged with tracking down the man responsible, Joseph will do whatever it takes to bring him to justice." "Meanwhile, Joseph''s brother Matthew, of the British S.I.S., is crossing the treacherous British channel, bound for Ypres. Once there he is to meet with a man who claims to know the identity of the Peacemaker - a dangerous figure, determined that a German Empire should rule. If Matthew can track the Peacemaker down and put a stop to his schemes then there is a chance for lasting peace but if he fails then freedom and liberty could cease to exist for generations to come."--BOOK JACKET.

El padre Joseph Reavley se enfrenta a una dura convalecencia tras caer herido en combate. Estamos en plena Primera Guerra Mundial y un amigo de Joseph le habla de un invento para neutralizar los submarinos alemanes. Días más tarde, un científico involucrado en esa investigación muere asesinado. Alguien está filtrando información confidencial al enemigo... y Reavley ha decidido desenmascarar al traidor.

Mientras patrulla el Támesis al frente de un grupo de la Policía Fluvial, William Monk presencia la caída de una pareja desde un puente. Resulta imposible determinar si se ha tratado de un accidente, un suicidio o un asesinato. Las cosas se complican cuando Monk descubre la identidad de los dos personajes: Mary Havilland, cuyo padre se habia suicidado recientemente, y Toby Argyll, su prometido, cuya familia lideraba la empresa encargada de rediseñar el sistema de alcantarillado de la ciudad de Londres. Mary habia seguido varias pistas intentado probar que su padre no se habia quitado la vida, sino que habia sido asesinado. El propio Monk comenzara a sospecharlo tambien, y encontrara conexiones entre la muerte del padre de Mary y el mundo subterraneo de la ciudad. Con la ayuda de dos habitantes de este, Sutton y Scuff, de su mujer, Hester, e incluso de su antagonista, el comisario Runcorn, Monk debera conectar las pistas antes de que la muerte ataque de nuevo.

Branching out from her popular Victorian London sleuthing team, Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte, Perry ( Cardington Crescent ) introduces another exemplary "Peeler" (as in Bobby Peele, the first "bobby"), detective William Monk, in this period mystery with a pronounced and satisfying psychological dimension. After an accident in his carriage, Monk wakes up with no memory; ashamed to admit it, he bluffs his way through recovery and returns to work, where he is assigned a particularly tricky investigation of a young nobleman''s brutal murder. While tracking the last affairs of Joscelinsp ok? yes Grey, Monk traces his own history and dislikes what he turns up on both fronts. Uncovering unpleasant secrets within Grey''s aristocratic family, he also finds his gradually revealed former self to have been ambitious, cold and perhaps cruel. Integral to Perry''s rich, unpredictable plot is the Crimean War, graphically described by Hester Latterly, a forthright young woman of the middle class who nursed there with Florence Nightingale. While Monk''s unwillingness to face directly the questions of his past is often a stumbling block, forbearing readers will be amply rewarded by Perry''s resolutions of both mysteries. Mystery Guild dual main selection.

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