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Title: Cain His Brother by Anne Perry ISBN: 0-8041-1507-9 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Cain His Brother
Comment: This is the best book by this author that I have read so far.
Perry's writing style is unobtrusive, somewhat given to unclear pronouns, but generally solid.
I found it interesting that nothing seemed to differ between this setting, in 1859, and the setting of the author's Pitt novels, in the late 19th century, except that the Pitts have telephones. I wonder how authentic that is. I found no obvious errors, except that, in keeping with the rest of Perry's books, the women seem very independent for the period.
Perry has come up with what must be one of the best characterization hooks ever invented. William Monk suffers from amnesia. He has reason to think he was an unpleasant person, a person capable of wronging others, in the past. But... he can never know what, exactly, he did. I would have liked to see a few more original touches in his *current* character, but it's still a fascinating idea.
The plot of Cain his Brother is outstanding. A minor consistency error here and there does not detract from its drama. A man has murdered his twin brother -- or has he? I thought I had the secret figured out several times, but I was wrong. But when the answer was revealed, it made perfect sense. Perry sometimes has surprise twists out of nowhere at the end of her books, but this time she got it exactly right. I remained unclear on one thing --Ravenstone's motivation -- but that may be my oversight.
This is a very entertaining historical mystery which I strongly recommend.
Rating: 5
Summary: A missing man, and a dangerous twin brother.
Comment: William Monk is hired by Genevieve Stonefield to find her missing husband, Angus. He was last seen visiting his twin brother Caleb, who lives in Limehouse; the destitute part of London. Monk must find Caleb, but no - one is willing to talk. Just who is Caleb, and why is everyone so afraid of him. Monk must face some of his own private demons and realises that even the simplest things can be more complicated than he ever imagined. Another brilliant novel from Anne Perry.
Rating: 3
Summary: Padded writing but gritty atmosphere
Comment: Perry's Victorian London mystery, featuring the amnesiac ex-Inspector William Monk and the Florence Nightingale-trained nurse Hester Latterly, revolves around the disappearance of a model husband and father of five with a successful business.
Angus Stonefield disappears on a visit to his vicious and violent twin brother in the slums and Angus' lovely wife is convinced that this time Caleb - the twin - has murdered her husband. While investigating, Monk runs into Hester Latterly setting up a make-shift hospital to deal with a serious outbreak of typhoid in the filthy and overcrowded slums.
Hester and Monk's relationship remains tensely ambivalent and Monk's bitter interior monologues become tediously repetitious. This is a heavily padded novel with an overworked plot device but Perry's fans will enjoy her gritty depiction of hopeless poverty and stark class divisions.
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Title: Sudden, Fearful Death by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804112835 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 29 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804117934 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Defend and Betray by Anne Perry ISBN: 080411188X Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804118558 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Dangerous Mourning by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804110379 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 23 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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