William Monk The Face of a Stranger, Book 1, (Paperback)

from moontyger

So this is the first William Monk novel. I have actually read several of the later ones, which might make reading this one seem odd, but actually, I really enjoyed it. I was a little surprised; there was at least one other of Perry's early books that I'd read and found not very well-written, but ...

from miyurose

I enjoyed this, but man... it took me a long time. Two weeks! Part of that was the fault of my schedule, but it was also a slow-moving story. When you first meet Monk, he doesn't know who he is. I think this lends an extra bit of flair to this book - you don't have any background about your main ...

from kaulsu

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook very much. It opens in a ward of a Victorian London hospital, where more dead were carried out than ever walked out alive. There a man lay on his bed with a complete blank in his mind for his history. No name, no occupation, no loves, no hates. Slowly he piec...

from MargaretPinardAuthor

Wonderful book. I picked it up from the library and thought I would browse through the beginning, but was trapped! I had to put it down to sleep, but treasured the play of the story in my mind as I went about other chores and errands. Time: 1856. Milieu: Upper and lower classes of London and surr...

from csayban

An interesting concept and a thoughtful ending, but the storytelling was so glacial I had trouble even finishing the book. Actually skimmed the second half because it was and endless monolog. Just not a series I'm going to continue with.