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Dark tide rising / Anne Perry.
"Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the meeting place, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans--and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter. As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems inevitable that one of his own men has betrayed him..."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399179914
- ISBN: 0399179917
- Physical Description: 289 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Monk, William (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Police > Fiction. Kidnapping > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
A ransom exchange gone violently wrong forces Commander William Monk to investigate the unthinkable possibility that one of his own men has betrayed him. By a New York Times best-selling author. - Baker & Taylor
A ransom exchange gone violently wrong forces Commander William Monk to investigate the unthinkable possibility that one of his own men has betrayed him. - Baker & Taylor
"When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men. Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the meeting place, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans--and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter. As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems inevitable that one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his trusted right-hand man Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count on. Even as they identify one of the kidnappers, the case runs into hurdle after hurdle, causing Monk to choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the case--and figure out where his men's loyalty really lies"-- - Random House, Inc.
When a ransom exchange turns deadly in this thrilling mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men.
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CRIME NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ⢠âRiveting . . . one of the seriesâ more powerful recent entries.ââPublishers Weekly
When kidnappers choose a broken-down waterside slum as the site of a ransom exchange for the wife of wealthy real estate developer Harry Exeter, the Thames River Police and Commander William Monk shadow Harry to the spot to ensure that no harm comes to him or his captive wife. But on arrival, Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides. Certain that one of his colleagues has betrayed him, Monk delves into each of their pasts, one of which hides a dreadful secret. Soon facing a series of deadly obstructions, Monk must choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the mysteryâand to figure out where his menâs loyalty really lies.
Praise for Dark Tide Rising
âPerry makes cunning work of the plot, which raises issues of trust and loyalty while driving home a grim message about the vulnerability of women who entrust their fortunes to unscrupulous men.ââThe New York Times Book Review
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âOne of the most successful of prolific Perryâs recent Victorian melodramas. The opening chapters are appropriately portentous, the mystification is authentic, and if the final surprise isnât exactly a shock, itâs so well-prepared that even readers who donât gasp will nod in satisfaction.ââKirkus Reviews
âAnother deftly crafted gem of a suspense thriller by a master of the mystery genre . . . a âmust read.â ââMidwest Book Review
âSuperb . . . [a] brilliant piece of historical fiction . . . No one writes Victorian-era stories quite like Perry.ââBookReporter