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Anne Perry (1938–2023)

Forfatter af The Cater Street Hangman

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Anne Perry was born Juliet Hume on October 28, 1938 in Blackheath, London. Sent to Christchurch, New Zealand to recover from a childhood case of severe pneumonia, she became very close friends with another girl, Pauline Parker. When Perry's family abandoned her, she had only Parker to turn to, and vis mere when the Parkers planned to move from New Zealand, Parker asked that Perry be allowed to join them. When Parker's mother disagreed, Perry and Parker bludgeoned her to death. Perry eventually served five and a half years in an adult prison for the crime. Once she was freed, she changed her name and moved to America, where she eventually became a writer. Her first Victorian novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published in 1979. Although the truth of her past came out when the case of Mrs. Parker's murder was made into a movie (Heavenly Creatures), Perry is still a popular author and continues to write. She has written over 50 books and short story collections including the Thomas Pitt series, the William Monk series, and the Daniel Pitt series. Her story, Heroes, won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Her title's Blind Justice and The Angel Court Affair made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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The Cater Street Hangman (1979) 1,785 eksemplarer
The Face of a Stranger (1990) 1,524 eksemplarer
Callander Square (1981) 1,117 eksemplarer
A Breach of Promise (1997) 970 eksemplarer
A Dangerous Mourning (1991) 958 eksemplarer
The Twisted Root (1999) 956 eksemplarer
Paragon Walk (1981) 929 eksemplarer
Defend and Betray (1992) 926 eksemplarer
The Sins of the Wolf (1994) 926 eksemplarer
A Sudden, Fearful Death (1993) 923 eksemplarer
Half Moon Street (2000) 877 eksemplarer
No Graves As Yet (2003) 853 eksemplarer
Pentecost Alley (1996) 841 eksemplarer
Resurrection Row (1981) 819 eksemplarer
Cain His Brother (1995) 809 eksemplarer
A Funeral in Blue (2001) 805 eksemplarer
Bluegate Fields (1985) 804 eksemplarer
Bedford Square (1999) 799 eksemplarer
The Whitechapel Conspiracy (2000) 792 eksemplarer
Weighed in the Balance (1996) 786 eksemplarer
Traitors Gate (1995) 786 eksemplarer
Silence in Hanover Close (1988) 775 eksemplarer
The Silent Cry (1997) 771 eksemplarer
Rutland Place (1983) 770 eksemplarer
Ashworth Hall (1997) 769 eksemplarer
Brunswick Gardens (1998) 768 eksemplarer
Seven Dials (2003) 748 eksemplarer
Buckingham Palace Gardens (2008) 741 eksemplarer
Death of a Stranger (2002) 738 eksemplarer
Dark Assassin (2006) 734 eksemplarer
Bethlehem Road (1990) 728 eksemplarer
Cardington Crescent (1987) 727 eksemplarer
Highgate Rise (1991) 722 eksemplarer
Farriers' Lane (1993) 720 eksemplarer
Slaves of Obsession (2000) 717 eksemplarer
Long Spoon Lane (2005) 702 eksemplarer
Southampton Row (2002) 702 eksemplarer
Death in the Devil's Acre (1985) 694 eksemplarer
The Shifting Tide (2004) 681 eksemplarer
Belgrave Square (1992) 673 eksemplarer
The Hyde Park Headsman (1994) 666 eksemplarer
Execution Dock (2009) 604 eksemplarer
Shoulder the Sky (2004) 493 eksemplarer
Angels in the Gloom (2005) 487 eksemplarer
Acceptable Loss (2011) 460 eksemplarer
Treason at Lisson Grove (2010) 442 eksemplarer
A Sunless Sea (2012) 417 eksemplarer
A Christmas Journey (2003) 417 eksemplarer
Dorchester Terrace (2011) 396 eksemplarer
At Some Disputed Barricade (2006) 396 eksemplarer
The Sheen on the Silk (2010) 390 eksemplarer
Midnight at Marble Arch (2012) 385 eksemplarer
Blind Justice (2013) 360 eksemplarer
A Christmas Guest (2018) 360 eksemplarer
Death on Blackheath (2014) 355 eksemplarer
We Shall Not Sleep (2007) 354 eksemplarer
A Christmas Secret (2006) 328 eksemplarer
Twenty-One Days (2017) 326 eksemplarer
Blood on the Water (2014) 315 eksemplarer
A Christmas Beginning (2007) 315 eksemplarer
Corridors of the Night (2015) — Forfatter — 310 eksemplarer
A Christmas Visitor (2004) 300 eksemplarer
Tathea (1999) 283 eksemplarer
Treachery at Lancaster Gate (2016) 274 eksemplarer
The Angel Court Affair (2015) 271 eksemplarer
A Christmas Grace (2008) 270 eksemplarer
An Echo of Murder (2017) 260 eksemplarer
Revenge in a Cold River (2016) 258 eksemplarer
Murder on the Serpentine (2017) 248 eksemplarer
Triple Jeopardy (2019) 236 eksemplarer
A Christmas Promise (2009) 226 eksemplarer
Dark Tide Rising (2018) 225 eksemplarer
Death in Focus (2019) 214 eksemplarer
A Christmas Hope (2013) 207 eksemplarer
A New York Christmas (2014) 207 eksemplarer
A Christmas Escape (2015) 206 eksemplarer
A Christmas Odyssey (2010) 205 eksemplarer
A Christmas Homecoming (2011) 199 eksemplarer
A Christmas Garland (2012) 183 eksemplarer
One Fatal Flaw (2019) 163 eksemplarer
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Bidragyder — 143 eksemplarer
A Christmas Return (2017) 139 eksemplarer
A Question of Betrayal (2020) 127 eksemplarer
Death with a Double Edge (2020) 124 eksemplarer
A Christmas Revelation (2018) 110 eksemplarer
A Christmas Message (2016) 109 eksemplarer
Three Debts Paid (2021) 108 eksemplarer
Much Ado About Murder (2002) — Redaktør; Bidragyder — 98 eksemplarer
Malice Domestic 6 (1997) — Redaktør — 94 eksemplarer
The One Thing More (2000) 94 eksemplarer
A Christmas Gathering (2019) 94 eksemplarer
A Dish Taken Cold (2000) 92 eksemplarer
Death by Dickens (2004) — Editor & Contributor — 85 eksemplarer
A Christmas Resolution (2020) 84 eksemplarer
A Darker Reality (2021) 84 eksemplarer
Come Armageddon (2001) 77 eksemplarer
A Christmas Legacy (2021) 75 eksemplarer
The Fourth Enemy (2023) 75 eksemplarer
A Christmas Deliverance (2023) 73 eksemplarer
Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries (2008) 70 eksemplarer
A Truth to Lie For (2022) 62 eksemplarer
The Scroll (2012) 61 eksemplarer
A Century of British Mystery and Suspense (2000) — Redaktør — 56 eksemplarer
Odd Partners: An Anthology (2019) — Redaktør — 53 eksemplarer
A Christmas Vanishing (2023) 51 eksemplarer
The Traitor Among Us (2023) 47 eksemplarer
Anne Perry's Christmas Vigil (2011) 44 eksemplarer
Thou Shall Not Kill (2005) — Redaktør — 38 eksemplarer
Death by Horoscope (2001) 35 eksemplarer
At War's End (1841) 34 eksemplarer
Rose of No Man's Land (2011) 18 eksemplarer
Tudor Rose (2011) 17 eksemplarer
Heroes (2007) 15 eksemplarer
Rose Between Two Thorns (2012) 13 eksemplarer
Anne Perry's Merry Mysteries (2015) 8 eksemplarer
Price of Desire: Three Novellas from Transgressions (2005) — Bidragyder — 8 eksemplarer
Letters from the Highlands (2004) 4 eksemplarer
Southampton Row | Seven Dials (2008) 4 eksemplarer
Nice Girls (1989) 3 eksemplarer
Five Christmas Mysteries (2012) 3 eksemplarer
Blood Red Rose (2012) 3 eksemplarer
The Fourth Enemy 2 eksemplarer
Sneaker Wave 2 eksemplarer
Highgate Rise | Farriers' Lane (2001) 2 eksemplarer
A Tale of One City 2 eksemplarer
Thomas & Charlotte Pitt (2014) 2 eksemplarer
Digby's First Case (1988) 2 eksemplarer
The Silent Cry [abridged audio] (1997) 2 eksemplarer
Christmas Mysteries 2 (2013) 1 eksemplar
Amante egiziana 1 eksemplar
Defesa e TRaição 1 eksemplar
The Judgement 1 eksemplar
A Christmas Story 1 eksemplar
Crime Ladies (1995) 1 eksemplar
Hostage to Fortune 1 eksemplar
Hostages {story} 1 eksemplar
Lost Causes 1 eksemplar
Cold Fire 1 eksemplar

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The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: 22 Stories (1984) — Introduktion, nogle udgaver366 eksemplarer
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1976) — Bidragyder — 358 eksemplarer
Naked Came the Phoenix: A Serial Novel (2001) — Bidragyder — 305 eksemplarer
Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2001) — Bidragyder — 287 eksemplarer
Transgressions {ten novellas} (2005) — Bidragyder — 269 eksemplarer
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (2010) — Bidragyder — 243 eksemplarer
Holmes for the Holidays (1996) — Bidragyder — 200 eksemplarer
More Holmes for the Holidays (1999) — Bidragyder — 154 eksemplarer
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Bidragyder — 142 eksemplarer
Dangerous Women (1998) — Bidragyder — 134 eksemplarer
Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon (2016) — Bidragyder — 129 eksemplarer
Crime Through Time: Original Tales of Historical Mystery (1997) — Bidragyder — 128 eksemplarer
Women of Mystery (1992) — Bidragyder — 126 eksemplarer
Murder, My Dear Watson: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2002) — Bidragyder — 114 eksemplarer
Past Poisons (2005) — Bidragyder — 110 eksemplarer
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (1998) — Bidragyder — 110 eksemplarer
The Penguin Book of First World War Stories (2007) — Bidragyder — 108 eksemplarer
Murder for Love (1996) — Bidragyder — 92 eksemplarer
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction (2011) — Bidragyder — 92 eksemplarer
Death Dines In (2004) — Bidragyder — 88 eksemplarer
The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018) — Bidragyder — 81 eksemplarer
Crime Through Time III (2000) — Introduktion — 80 eksemplarer
Crime Through Time II (1998) — Bidragyder — 78 eksemplarer
The Best British Mysteries (2003) — Bidragyder — 77 eksemplarer
The Best British Mysteries 2006 (2005) — Bidragyder — 63 eksemplarer
Killer Books (1998) — Forord — 59 eksemplarer
The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told (2010) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver57 eksemplarer
The Mysterious North (2002) — Bidragyder — 45 eksemplarer
The First Lady Murders (1999) — Bidragyder — 43 eksemplarer
First Cases: New and Classic Tales of Detection (1999) — Bidragyder — 42 eksemplarer
Transgressions, Volume 4 (2006) — Bidragyder — 41 eksemplarer
The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries [short stories + 2 films] (2005) — Introduktion — 35 eksemplarer
Malice Domestic 10 (2001) — Bidragyder — 33 eksemplarer
The Sunken Sailor (2004) — Introduktion — 32 eksemplarer
Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters and the Power of Three (2005) — Bidragyder — 31 eksemplarer
Murder, They Wrote II (1998) — Bidragyder — 30 eksemplarer
The Best British Mysteries 4 (2006) — Bidragyder — 25 eksemplarer
Crème de la Crime (2000) — Bidragyder — 24 eksemplarer
Impossible Monsters (2013) — Bidragyder — 21 eksemplarer
Murder Most Catholic: Divine Tales of Profane Crimes (2002) — Bidragyder — 21 eksemplarer
Crime After Crime (1998) — Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
Mord als schöne Kunst betrachtet. (1999) — Bidragyder — 8 eksemplarer
Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal 3 (1998) — Bidragyder — 4 eksemplarer
Mysteriöse Skorpione (2000) — Bidragyder — 4 eksemplarer
Moord uit het boekje (2013) — Bidragyder — 4 eksemplarer
Conversations with Mormon Authors (2006) — Bidragyder — 3 eksemplarer
Du sang sous le sapin (2001) 2 eksemplarer
Transgressions 3: Four Brand New Novellas (UK Edition) (1887) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer

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"The Sins of the Wolf have come home!" This quote, from the fifth installment of the William Monk Series, "Sins of the Wolf" refers to Dante's inferno. The Lion, The Leopard, and the Wolf in Hell all represent different aspects of sinfulness. Read the engrossing book and discover the "Sins of the Wolf".
Hester is accused of committing the murder of Mary Farralane, the matriarch of a rich and powerful family.
Does the Farralane family havescandalous secrets, all-cause for murder?
 
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Chrissylou62 | 16 andre anmeldelser | Apr 11, 2024 |
Addiction ,Murder, and Corruption

Anne Perry gives wrote an engrossing story that started as a "ripper" copycat, but developed into a much more interesting story. Opium addiction in Victorian England and the history behind it is exposed in this installment of the William Monk series. Although it is prof a series,this book can be read as a stand alone, or out of order, as I did.
 
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Chrissylou62 | 22 andre anmeldelser | Apr 11, 2024 |
Courtroom Drama in Victorian England

This installment of the William Monk series is more courtroom drama than murder mystery. The book exposes the Victorian attitudes toward women's reproductive rights, a topic which is also timely todzy.
 
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Chrissylou62 | 19 andre anmeldelser | Apr 11, 2024 |
A great book! Well- written, as usual. This is even better than the last installment.
 
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