Death of a Stranger (William Monk Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441835784 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 594 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As Hester ventures into violent streets to learn who is responsible for the brutal abuse of her patients, Monk embarks upon a journey into the English countryside, where the last rails are being laid for a new line. For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester Monk's clinic is a lifeline, providing medicine, food, and a modicum of peace - especially since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. At the moment, however, the mysterious death of railway magnate Nolan Baltimore in a sleazy neighborhood brothel overshadows all else. But the sight of the tracks stretching into the distance revives memories once stripped from his consciousness by amnesia - as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding.. Whether he fell or was pushed, the shocking question in everyone's mind is: What was such a pillar of respectability doing in a seedy place of sin? Meanwhile, brilliant private investigator William Monk acquires a new client, a mysterious beauty who asks him to ascertain beyond a shadow of a doubt whether or not her fiance, an executive in Nolan Baltimore's thriving railway firm, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices that could ruin him
"Five Stars" according to Jean S. Some of the best character development around from this author.. "Another good one. Someone once said no book is ever" according to crowekitty2000. Another good one. Someone once said no book is ever done and that's how I felt at the end of this one. The conclusion is satisfactory but I felt like more epilogue was needed. Perhaps there will be f/u mentioned in a future book as sometimes occurs.. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Very Enjoyable
The women have been doubly victimized by an extortion scheme in which the dead man, who turns out to have been Monk's employer during his "lost" years, may have been involved. His case is somehow connected to the death of a railway magnate in a sleazy area of London where Monk's wife Hester, a nurse, operates a shelter for abused prostitutes. Private enquiry agent William Monk is hired to investigate a potential case of fraud in the construction of a new railway line. --Jane Adams. His client is the fiancée of a man she fears is embroiled in the scheme, and Monk's investigation causes a strange sense of déjà vu--a former policeman afflicted with a case of amnesia concerning his prior life, Monk finds both the case and its milieu unsettlingly familiar. More than an ingenious way to fill in Monk