The William Monk Series - Book 15
Dark Assassin
“Dark Assassin is brilliant…That rare blend of novel that’s a page-turning thriller yet literary—and, best of all, one that gives us lucky readers the chance to enjoy another adventure by our favorite Victorian police superintendent, William Monk. Dark Assassin continues Anne Perry’s peerless tradition of blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.”
Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author
On a patrol boat near Waterloo Bridge, police superintendent William Monk notices a young couple engaged in an intense discussion. Seconds later, the two plunge to their deaths in the icy waters of the Thames. Was it an accident, a suicide, or a murder? Ever the investigator, Monk learns that the woman, Mary Havilland, had planned to marry the fair-haired man who shared her fate. He also discovers that Mary’s father had recently died in a supposed suicide. But Mary’s friends share their own dark suspicions with Monk, who now faces the mysteries surrounding three deaths. Aided by his intrepid wife, Hester, Monk searches for answers. From luxurious drawing rooms where powerful men hatch their unscrupulous plots, to the sewers beneath the city where poor folk live in crippling poverty, Monk must connect the clues before death strikes again.
“Brilliant … a page-turning thriller … blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of Carte Blanche
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