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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345513967
ISBN-139780345513960
eBay Product ID (ePID)71887171
Product Key Features
Book TitleDefend and Betray : a William Monk Novel
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Thrillers / Suspense, Historical, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Publication Year2009
GenreFiction
AuthorAnne Perry
Book SeriesWilliam Monk Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-291457
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Engaging and sharply observed."- New York Times Book Review "A richly textured and timeless novel of suspense. Anne Perry's Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters."-Faye Kellerman "Marvelous . . . a totally absorbing novel that completely hooks the reader. The storyline is a heartbreaker, and only the most hardened reader will have a dry eye at the end of this tale."- Rave Reviews "In this wonderful novel, master storyteller Anne Perry moves closer to Dickens as she lifts the lace curtain from Victorian society to reveal its shocking secrets."-Sharyn McCrumb "Rich period detailing, masterful characterizations, subtle romantic subplots, disturbing flashbacks, and powerful courtroom drama."- Library Journal From the Trade Paperback edition., "Engaging and sharply observed."- New York Times Book Review "A richly textured and timeless novel of suspense. Anne Perry's Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters."-Faye Kellerman "Marvelous . . . a totally absorbing novel that completely hooks the reader. The storyline is a heartbreaker, and only the most hardened reader will have a dry eye at the end of this tale."- Rave Reviews "In this wonderful novel, master storyteller Anne Perry moves closer to Dickens as she lifts the lace curtain from Victorian society to reveal its shocking secrets."-Sharyn McCrumb "Rich period detailing, masterful characterizations, subtle romantic subplots, disturbing flashbacks, and powerful courtroom drama."- Library Journal, "Engaging and sharply observed."-New York Times Book Review "A richly textured and timeless novel of suspense. Anne Perry's Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters."-Faye Kellerman "Marvelous . . . a totally absorbing novel that completely hooks the reader. The storyline is a heartbreaker, and only the most hardened reader will have a dry eye at the end of this tale."-Rave Reviews "In this wonderful novel, master storyteller Anne Perry moves closer to Dickens as she lifts the lace curtain from Victorian society to reveal its shocking secrets."-Sharyn McCrumb "Rich period detailing, masterful characterizations, subtle romantic subplots, disturbing flashbacks, and powerful courtroom drama."-Library Journal From the Trade Paperback edition.
Series Volume Number3
Dewey Decimal823.914
SynopsisAfter a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the general's beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confesses that she killed him-a story she clings to even under the threat of the noose. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and brilliant Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work feverishly to break down the wall of silence raised by the accused and her husband's proud family. With the trial only days away, these there sleuths inch toward the dark and appalling heart of the mystery., After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death, not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the general's beautiful wife, Alexandra, readily confesses that she killed hima story she clings to even under the threat of the noose. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and brilliant Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work feverishly to break down the wall of silence raised by the accused and her husband's proud family. With the trial only days away, these there sleuths inch toward the dark and appalling heart of the mystery.