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Indlæser... Blood on the Water (William Monk, #20) (original 2014; udgave 2014)af Anne Perry
Work InformationBlood on the Water af Anne Perry (2014)
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  LuLibro | Jan 22, 2024 |    ) Fish_Witch | Jul 4, 2023 | The book starts with Monk witnessing a horrible boating accident and as usual, Perry does terror on the Thames very well, keeping it enthralling and shocking but not gory or over the top. The case is quickly taken over by the 'land police', much to Monk's dismay and of course, is badly handled. You know who's about to help solve the crime! We get more insight into the mind of Scuff, who is now almost an adult and still eager to help his adopted family and his previous 'family': the people of the river. As the story continues we get to see more of returning characters from Blind Justice, including Brancaster, who is shaping up nicely to be another recurring character (I hope). Anne Perry keeps us involved in the family dynamics of Monk, Hester and Scuff and in the work dynamics of both Monk and Hester, while balancing it with details of the world at the time and issues that still plague us: corruption, questions of loyalty, law and love and what we owe to society as a whole, if anything. There are some parts of Blood on the Water that seem a bit repetitive, not just for clarification purposes, but the story is solid and engaging. (  ) puglibrarian | Jul 24, 2019 | Monk has his River Police already investigating the crime when, the next morning, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, arrives to explain, in some embarrassment, that the case has been taken from the Thames River Police and given to him. Monk and his men may be frustrated by how the Metropolitan Police, who don't know the river and its people, are running the investigation, but there's nothing they can do. A suspect, an Egyptian man name Habib Beshara, is arrested, tried, and convicted. And then Monk discovers in the course of another investigation a critical piece of information that reveals that a critical eyewitness in the Beshara case can't have been where he said he was. He realize that not only is the guilty verdict against Beshara very weak, but the investigation was sloppy in ways that can't be entirely explained by the Metropolitans not knowing the river well. And that's when things get very, very dangerous, for Monk, Hester, Oliver Rathbone, and their friends. This is another solid entry in the long-running William Monk series. All our old friends are back. Monk is comfortable and confident in his role as head of the Thames River Police, Hester in hers as head of her clinic, and they have a solid partnership that they've worked hard for over the course of the series. This is one of the added benefits of a good mystery series, the long-term character development. We see all our regulars struggling with the balance between the ideals they believe in, and the often much messier reality of human fallibility and corruption. Not the place to start, but well worth the read if you're a follower of the series. I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. ( ) LisCarey | Sep 19, 2018 | Ms. Perry does her usual excellent job in portraying Victorian England, yet integrating it with events happening today in our own world. The view toward immigrants, the patriotism and suspicion that all lay behind the crime and subsequent cover-up are relevant and interesting. I had two issues with the book. I don't understand what is going on with Oliver Rathbone. He seems obsessed with a woman who he's met once at a dinner and seen in court once to the point that he's creating fantasies about her life and possible future with himself. It seems just a bit stalkerish and just odd, especially after his failed marriage and view of Margaret. My other problem was the ending. It was too abrupt with a lot of loose ends that weren't wrapped up. How was Beshara involved with the blowing up of the Princess Mary? Who else was involved and why did the ultimate criminal hire the people he did (shouldn't they have hated him and wanted to kill him?) If these questions are answered in the next book, perhaps I'll come back and upgrade my rating, but meanwhile, I feel left hanging. ( ) N.W.Moors | Sep 11, 2018 |
This is one of Ms. Perry’s most engrossing books, and it emphasizes that investigators must rely on those whose work provides them with knowledge and evidence likely to be ignored by a bureaucratic inquiry. Hæderspriser
Fiction.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:As her New York Times bestselling novels always remind us, Anne Perry is a matchless guide to both the splendor and the shame of the British Empire at the height of its influence. In her twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to London’s grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters of the Western world hold sway—and to the teeming Thames waterfront, where one summer afternoon, Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the pleasure boat Princess Mary, which sends to their deaths nearly two hundred merrymakers. The tragedy is no accident. As commander of the River Police, Monk should handle the case, but the investigation is turned over to the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. An Egyptian man is swiftly caught, tried, and sentenced to die. But almost as quickly, Monk presents evidence that Habib Beshara, though a nasty piece of work, was elsewhere at the time of the blast. The investigation, now in complete disarray, is hastily turned over to Monk. Is the crime connected with the soon-to-be-opened Suez Canal, which will enormously benefit wealthy British shipping companies? Or did all of those innocent people drown to ensure the death of just one? How did the bomber board the ship, and how did he manage to escape? Is he an anarchist or a madman? Backed up by his astute wife, Hester, and his old reliable friend Oliver Rathbone, Monk vows to find answers—but instead finds himself treading the dangerous waters of international intrigue, his questions politely turned aside by a formidable array of the powerful and privileged. Events twist and turn like the Thames itself, leading to the shattering moment when Monk realizes, perhaps too late, that he is the next target. Praise for Anne Perry and her William Monk novels Blood on the Water “[An] unfailingly rewarding series.”—The New York Times Book Review “Riveting . . . one of Perry’s most engrossing books.”—The Washington Times “Tension-filled . . . intricate and densely plotted . . . Victorian London comes alive.”—BookPage Blind Justice “Ranks among the best . . . Perry has written. Her courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow.”—Huntington News A Sunless Sea “Anne Perry’s Victorian mysteries are marvels.”—The New York Times Book Review Acceptable Loss “Masterful storytelling and moving dialogue.”—The Star-Ledger Execution Dock “[An] engrossing page-turner . . . There’s no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.”—The Boston Globe Dark Assassin “Brilliant . . . a page-turning thriller . . . blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of Edge The Shifting Tide “The mysterious and dangerous waterfront world of London’s ‘longest street,’ the Thames, comes to life.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel. No library descriptions found. |
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Scuff does his best to help find answers and comes across a young mudlark named Worm, who helps him and in the process, is brought into a better life. William and Hester cannot adopt all the orphaned youngsters on the dock, but Hester does find a job for Worm at the clinic.
Oliver Rathbone returns from traveling abroad with us fathe to give advice to attorney Brancaster at the second trial for the man who definitely set the dynamite charge on the ship. He also has to face Justice Ingram York for his misconduct at the first trial.
Figuring out why and who paid the man to blow up the ship takes more time and efforts from Hester play a key part in finding the answer.
Monk is targeted for digging for the truth and almost drowns.
Lots of action, suspense and deep twists and turns. (