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Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, The New York Times Book Review once declared, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickenss eyes pop. And Perrys new William and Hester Monk story, a mesmerizing masterpiece of innocence and evil on Londons docks, outshines all her previous novels in this successful and beloved series.When the body of a small-time crook named Mickey Parfitt washes up on the tide, no one grieves; far from it. But William Monk, commander of the River Police, is puzzled by the expensive silk cravat used to strangle Parfitt. How did this elegant scarfwhose original owner was obviously a man of substanceend up imbedded in the neck of a wharf rat who richly deserved his sordid end?Dockside informers lead Monk to what may be a partial answera floating palace of corruption on the Thames managed by Parfitt, where a captive band of half-starved boys are forced to perform vile acts for men willing to pay a high price for midnight pleasures. Although Monk and his fearless wife, Hester, would prefer to pin a medal on Parfitts killer, duty leads them in another directionto an unresolved crime from the past, to blackmail and more murder, a

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Author

Perry, Anne

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345510600

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, History

Rating

4.5 / 5 (1,623 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14