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Title: Death of a Stranger by Anne Perry ISBN: 0-345-44006-4 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Anne Perry at her best.
Comment: I always look forward to a new Anne Perry book. Every one is a winner. This one was no exception.The characters and places were so real I was transported back to Victorian times with them.
William was torn between finding out about about his past and
not really wanting to know. I thought he was a litte in love with Katrina dispite his love for Hester.
Hester was as strong a character as ever, working amongst and helping the prostitutes of London's East End She is determined
to solve the mystery and find the murderer in order to help William.Once again her friend and old suitor Oliver Rathbone came to her aid. This time with a hint of a romance to
come with a colleague of Hester's.
As usual the plot had a few different story lines all coming together as the story unfolded. This was a real nail biter .I cant say I couldn't put it down because actually it was the audio book I listened to. Thanks again to Anne and also to Terence Hardiman for the wonderful way he bought the characters to life. Cant wait for the next one in the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Anne Perry 5 Star
Comment: OK, I admit I LOVE Anne Perry. It's such a pleasure to read a book that isn't, well, embarrasing. Great plot, excellent character development, interesting dialogue, a wealth of historical detail ....what more could one want? And she accomplishes all of this without vile language, sex orgies, and other disgusting contrivances that are the last refuge of the untalented. Thank you, Ms. Perry! this one was great, and I'm looking forward to your next thriller!
Rating: 4
Summary: Anne Perry Recovers Some of Her Verve in This Book
Comment: I have to admit that I was once an avid fan of the Monk/Hester series but after reading 1999's The Twisted Root and guessing in the first chapter both the social ill du jour and the identity of the murderer I gave up reading her books for a while. However, I was very pleased to see Anne Perry back in something like her old form in this book.
The parts of the book dealing with Monk's partially recovered memory and Hester's battle to improve the condition of street prostitutes in London are very interesting. The morally ambiguous position Hester finds herself in provides food for thought. However, there was something a touch disturbing about the callousness of Monk's deceased mentor toward everyone but Monk and the denoument (while exciting enough) seems a bit cobbled onto the story.
The story also relies too much on coincidence. The person who has the information needed is killed before he can reveal it, the person who needs most to conceal evidence lays hands on it, even after a police search of the premises. Some coincidence is understandable, but when it starts to take over the plot it becomes annoying.
Also, I wish someone could explain the switching system that allowed the wreck the author describes. It seems that the switch (points in British rail terms) would be against one of the trains and it would have derailed at the switch instead of the wreck happening as she decribed.
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Title: Seven Dials by Anne Perry ISBN: 0345440072 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Funeral in Blue by Anne Perry ISBN: 0345440021 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Southampton Row by Anne Perry ISBN: 0345440048 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Slaves of Obsession : A William Monk Novel by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449005925 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Twisted Root by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804119368 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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