William Monk Death of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel, Book 13, (Paperback)

from MrsLee

William Monk is new to me, this is the first Anne Perry book I've read. There were several mysteries in this, and it is the first mystery novel I've read where it wasn't actually the detective who solved anything, but his friends instead. A novel idea. Monk is struggling with partial memory loss ...

from gypsysmom

I think Anne Perry is writing too many books and not spending enough time on the hard work of editing and proof-reading. I found at least 3 places where what was said on an earlier page was contradicted by something a few pages later. While that didn't completely spoil the book for me I think I w...

from delphimo

This novel had many plots and subplots involving Monk, Hester, and Monk's past. Each book brings Monk closer to the truth of his life before his accident. Hester, as usual, is fighting the morals battles of women and the poor. She reasons that prostitution is bad, but that women have few avenues ...

from Kathy89

Interesting mystery with Hester and Monk involved in the crime in different aspects and not realizing it. Hester unbelieveably manages to take over a brothel's establishment and turn it into her clinic after being evicted from her own place. Meanwhile Monk's latest case has him re-examining his p...

from SLamkin

Private investigator, William Monk, takes on a new client full of mystery. She asks Monk to find out whether or not her fiancé, a railway-firm executive, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices. As he does, he starts regain his memory. Mean while, for Nurse Hester Monk, who is caring for the ...