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William Monk Reeks

Deze boeiende serie volgt een vastberaden onderzoeker die zich een weg baant door de schimmige onderbuik van het Victoriaanse Londen. Hij neemt verschillende rollen aan, van politieagent tot particulier onderzoeker, waarbij elke positie een uniek perspectief biedt op de maatschappelijke strijd van die tijd. Terwijl hij ingewikkelde zaken aanpakt, worstelt hij met persoonlijke demonen en een verleden gehuld in mysterie. De verhalen combineren spannende onderzoeken met rijke historische details en diepe psychologische inzichten.

Cain his brother
William Monk Mystery - 5: Sins of the Wolf
A Sudden, Fearful Death
Defend and Betray (William Monk Mystery, Book 3)
De Treurende Moordenaar
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk Mystery, Book 1)

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  2. De Treurende Moordenaar

    • 352bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    Gefährliche Trauer: Londen in de tijd van koningin Victoria: In het weelderige stadspaleis van Sir Basil Moidore komen de rijken en machtigen samen. Maar met de moord op Sir Basils mooie dochter Oktavia ontstaan er diepe scheuren in de schijnbaar perfecte wereld. William Monk moet bijzonder gevoelig onderzoeken ... "Een spoor van verraad": Generaal Thaddeus Carlyon valt tijdens een dinerpartij over een trapleuning en sterft - ogenschijnlijk een ongeluk. Maar plotseling beweert de aantrekkelijke weduwe dat ze haar man heeft vermoord. Privédetective William Monk heeft weinig tijd om de waarheid te achterhalen ...

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  4. A Sudden, Fearful Death

    Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had worked with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, is found strangled to death in a London hospital. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime. Gradually, Monk assembles the portrait of a remarkable woman. Yet he also discerns the shadow of a tragic evil and a frightening glimmer of his own eclipsed past . . .

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  6. Cain his brother

    • 480bladzijden
    • 17 uur lezen

    "Genevieve Stonefield's husband Angus has been missing for three days when she visits William Monk, a former police inspector turned private investigator. She is convinced Angus is dead, murdered by his twin brother Caleb. While her husband has long been a respected businessman, Caleb is a shadowy, dangerous figure living in the slums that border the Thames in Limehouse; the relationship between them, Monk is told, has often been violent, and Genevieve fears the worst. Monk is not ready to assume a murder has taken place, let alone pinpoint a killer, through he quickly confirms that Angus has indeed vanished. But why did Caleb's woman Selina visit Angus's office the morning he disappeared? And why is Caleb so different from his impeccably behaved brother? Without the authority or facilities of the police force behind him, Monk is thrown back on his own resources and the help of his friends, including his patroness Lady Callandra Daviot and nurse Hester Latterly, to bring one of the most bizarre and baffling cases he has ever encoutered to its thrilling conclusion." -- back cover.

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    4,0

  9. William Monk Novels: A Breach of Promise

    • 384bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    When a brilliant young architect suddenly ends his engagement to a socially prominent woman, her outraged parents file a sensational breach of promise suit. But the case comes to a tragic halt when a murderer strikes. Sleuth William Monk investigates. A Mystery Guild selection.

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  10. The twisted root

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    For Miriam Gardner, attending a party at the London home of her fiance, Lucius Stourbridge, to celebrate their forthcoming marriage, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. But, after making a sudden exit from the party, Miriam disappears without a trace. Reluctant to cause a scandal, Lucius seeks out William Monk, a detective with a reputation for excellence.

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  11. Slaves of Obsession

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    The year is 1861. The American Civil War has just begun, and London arms dealer Daniel Alberton is becoming a very wealthy man. His quiet dinner party seems remote indeed from the passions rending America. Yet investigator William Monk and his bride, Hester, sense growing tensions and barely concealed violence. For two of the guests are Americans, each vying to buy Albertons armaments. Soon Monk and Hesters forebodings are fulfilled as one member of the party is brutally murdered and two others disappear along with Albertons entire inventory of weapons. As Monk and Hester track the man they believe to be the murderer all the way to Washington, D.C., and the bloody battlefield at Manassas, Slaves of Obsession twists and turns like a powder-keg fuse and holds the reader breathless and spellbound

    Slaves of Obsession11
    3,9

  12. A Funeral in Blue

    • 407bladzijden
    • 15 uur lezen

    The twelfth sensational William Monk mystery from master storyteller Anne Perry

    A Funeral in Blue12
    3,8

  13. Death of a Stranger

    • 352bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    Als in een bordeel in het Victoriaanse Londen een dode man wordt aangetroffen, gaat de echtgenoot van de leidster van een opvanghuis voor prostituees op onderzoek uit.

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  18. A Sunless Sea

    • 442bladzijden
    • 16 uur lezen

    Crime and Detective. Inspector William Monk: In search of justice, he will not stop until he has found the truth. 1864: When the body of a brutally mutilated body of a woman is found on Limehouse Pier, Monk's enquiries into her death unearth a suspicious connection between the victim and Dr Lambourn, a recently deceased scientist and staunch supporter for a new pharmaceutical bill aimed to regulate the sale of opium. Investigating further, Monk learns that Lambourn's widow refuses to believe that her husband's death was suicide; she is convinced that he was murdered by government officials intent on keeping the lucrative trade of opium flowing. With pressure mounting for the police to find the Limehouse killer, Monk is propelled headlong into an investigation that will delve the darkest depths of the opium trade and threatens to expose corruption in the very highest echelons of society.

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  19. Blind Justice

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    In "Blind Justice," Hester Monk investigates financial misconduct in a London church linked to charismatic preacher Abel Taft. As barrister Oliver Rathbone presides over Taft's trial, unexpected twists threaten his career and reputation. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Victorian London, this gripping courtroom drama explores themes of justice and morality.

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  20. Blood on the Water. Das Grab in der Themse, englische Ausgabe

    • 320bladzijden
    • 12 uur lezen

    London, 1856. It is a time of progress, with the Empire's interests expanding and the Suez Canal nearing completion. Many people stand to gain - and to lose - as the world rapidly changes. When a Thames pleasure boat is blown up with the loss of many lives, an Egyptian man is quickly sentenced to hang for the crime. But William Monk, head of the River Police, discovers the evidence was flawed. As he and his wife Hester investigate further, Monk begins to wonder if the wrong man was convicted. If justice itself has been tainted, exposing the true culprit will be far more hazardous.

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  21. Corridors of the Night. Der Todesengel von London, englische Ausgabe

    • 320bladzijden
    • 12 uur lezen

    One night, in a corridor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, nurse Hester Monk is approached by a terrified girl. She's from a hidden ward of children, all subject to frequent blood-letting, and her brother is dying. While William Monk's River Police fight to keep London safe from gun-runners, Hester takes on a new role at the hospital, helping to administer a secretive new treatment. But she slowly realises that this experimental cure is putting the lives of the children at risk. Attempting to protect the young victims, she comes under threat from one rich, powerful, and very ill man who is desperate to survive...

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    3,7

  22. Revenge in a Cold River

    The queen of the Victorian mystery, New York Times bestseller Anne Perry returns with the 22nd novel in the William Monk series REVENGE IN A COLD RIVER. An adversary Monk cannot remember threatens everything he holds dear - will he survive what is to come? London, 1869: The body of a middle-aged man is found tangled in a mass of rope and wooden wreckage near the dockside of the River Thames. Commander William Monk of the River Police is called when initial investigations reveal the man was shot in the back. When he learns that the man was a master forger who had just escaped prison, Monk's interest is immediately piqued. But as his investigations lead him ever deeper into the murky world of smuggling and forgery, Monk is forced to confront his own forgotten past. The unsolicited interference of an old foe takes precedence as it becomes clear to Monk that a bitter enemy is back for revenge and has him in his sights. With his life and career in imminent danger, can Monk navigate his way to the truth before it is too late? Commander William Monk - A man with no past has only his conscience and instinct to guide him.

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  23. An Echo Of Murder

    • 408bladzijden
    • 15 uur lezen

    London, 1870: A Hungarian immigrant is found dead in what appears to be a ritualistic killing, with a bayonet through his heart, his fingers broken and his body surrounded by seventeen blood-dipped candles. At first, Commander William Monk of the Thames River Police suspects the killer is from within the victim's community; but when another murder takes place, Monk fears the immigrants are being targeted by an outsider. Meanwhile, Hester is reunited with a doctor who had been left for dead on a Crimean battlefield. Traumatised by his experiences, Fitz has made his way home via Hungary, and is now living in the immigrant community. Hester is determined to help him - and when he is accused of the killings, she sets out to prove his innocence...

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  24. Dark Tide Rising

    • 352bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction... truly remarkable New York Times

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    3,9