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Carregando... A Sunless Sea (2010)de Anne Perry
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I’m a fan of William and Hester Monk and their barrister friend Sir Oliver Rathbone. This was a dive into the world of opium and one man’s attempt to prove a need for regulation of its use by regular folks. Dr. Joel Lambourn complete his research and submits his report - then is found dead - of suicide. His wife doesn’t agree that it was self inflicted, she says he was murdered because of his research. Then Zenia Gadney is found dead and horribly mutilated near the dock. Monk and Runcorn work together as the two deaths seem related. Oliver has to make a very difficult decision to use photos left to him by his father-in-law, Arthur Ballinger. Oliver tries to adjust to the problems in his marriage- which seem unresolvable. Good mystery, lots of twists and turns and suspense. ¿Será Monk capaz de revelar la verdad oculta detrás de una conspiración mortÃfera en torno al comercio del opio? Corre el año de 1864. En la ribera del Támesis Monk queda consternado ante la espantosa mutilación de una mujer cuyo cadáver es hallado en el muelle de Limehouse. Pero cuando investiga el brutal asesinato y descubre la relación de la vÃctima con el doctor Lambourn, brillante cientÃfico fallecido recientemente y acérrimo defensor de una nueva ley de farmacia para regular la venta de opio, resulta evidente que no todo es lo que parece. La viuda de Lambourn se niega a creer el veredicto oficial según el cual la muerte de su marido fue un suicidio; está convencida de que fue asesinado después de que la investigación que estaba llevando a cabo fuera desacreditada por funcionarios del gobierno resueltos a no poner trabas al lucrativo comercio del opio. Mientras aumentan las presiones sobre la PolicÃa Fluvial para que descubra al asesino de Limehouse, Monk emprende una precipitada investigación que ahondará en los aspectos más turbios del comercio del opio, amenazando con poner al descubierto una trama corrupta que salpica a los estratos más altos de la sociedad. Anne Perry never disappoints in uncovering another great injustice of history, this time the Opium Wars. This book dragged for me much more than her previous books, although it picked up again near the end, as the plot got down to the wire. I think this series is coming to its natural end, and I'd love to see Perry start a new one. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Pertence à sérieWilliam Monk (18)
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HTML:Anne Perry’s spellbinding Victorian mysteries, especially those featuring William Monk, have enthralled readers for a generation. The Plain Dealer calls Monk “a marvelously dark, brooding creation”—and, true to form, this masterpiece is as deceptively deep and twisty as the Thames. As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victim’s name is Zenia Gadney. Her waterfront neighbors can tell him little—only that the same unknown gentleman had visited her once a month for many years. She must be a prostitute, but—described as quiet and kempt—she doesn’t appear to be a fallen woman. What sinister secrets could have made poor Zenia worth killing? And why does the government keep interfering in Monk’s investigation? While the public cries out for blood, Monk, his spirited wife, Hester, and their brilliant barrister friend, Oliver Rathbone, search for answers. From dank waterfront alleys to London’s fabulously wealthy West End, the three trail an ice-blooded murderer toward the unbelievable, possibly unprovable truth—and ultimately engage their adversaries in an electric courtroom duel. But unless they can work a miracle, a monumental evil will go unpunished and an innocent person will hang. Anne Perry has never worn her literary colors with greater distinction than in A Sunless Sea, a heart-pounding novel of intrigue and suspense in which Monk is driven to make the hardest decision of his life. Includes an excerpt from Anne Perry’s next William Monk novel, Blind Justice Praise for A Sunless Sea “Anne Perry’s Victorian mysteries are marvels.”—The New York Times Book Review “Unexpected twists and revelations keep the plot humming with typical Anne Perry deception and wit.”—Bookreporter “Much more than a whodunit, this book [is] possibly the author’s best yet.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review.) Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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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. ( )