05293cam a2200481 4500 277003194 TxAuBib 20161021120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781101886366 1101886366 B019B6WU1K Amazon 645fa7ac-8591-473f-80f4-f2dfc1c207cf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 252803 2621125 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Perry, Anne. Revenge in a Cold River [Libby eBook] : William Monk Series, Book 22. Random House Publishing Group, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1096kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1096kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. historical detective novel. historical murder mystery. victorian detective novel. victorian murder mystery. Traditional British. Historical Fiction. detective mystery. murder mystery. amnesia. HTML:Master of mystery and historical intrigue Anne Perry once again transports readers to the banks of the Thames in Victorian London for her thrilling new William Monk novel. In Revenge in a Cold River, Monk faces his darkest hour ever as he spars with a quarry hell-bent on vengeance. When Commander Monk of the Thames River Police is called to investigate the drowning of an escaped prisoner, he's forced to contend with customs officer McNab, who clearly bears a bitter grudge against him. But the reason is a mystery in itself. Monk's memory loss—a secret he guards closely—leaves him vulnerable to repercussions from his missing past, especially his exploits overseas in the tumultuous Gold Rush days of San Francisco. And now McNab, as icy and unfathomable as the steel-gray Thames itself, appears intent on using whatever damning facts he can find to his advantage to ruin Monk's future as an officer of the law. As Monk explores the possibility of a conspiracy, McNab's game of cat and mouse escalates, with veiled threats and cryptic insinuations. Snared in an unforeseen trap, a desperate Monk must turn to his wife, Hester, and friend and attorney Oliver Rathbone for help, as his life literally hangs in the balance. With razor-edged suspense and shocking twists and turns, Revenge in a Cold River is Anne Perry at her most intense—and most satisfying. Praise for Anne Perry and her William Monk novels Corridors of the Night "[A] suspenseful, twisting narrative."—Historical Novels Review Blood on the Water "One of Ms. Perry's most engrossing books . . . gallops to a dramatic conclusion."—The Washington Times Blind Justice "[Perry's] 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 From the Hardcover edition.. HTML:July 25, 2016 In bestseller Perry’s workmanlike 22nd William Monk novel (after 2015’s Corridors of the Night), the Victorian-era Thames River Police commander, who suffers from amnesia caused by a carriage accident years earlier, is baffled why a customs officer, McNab, bears him such enmity. The question is much more than academic, since Monk suspects McNab tipped off river pirates to a police operation and thereby caused the death of Monk’s second-in-command. That history leads Monk to question McNab’s motives in handing over a drowning case to him. The victim, Blount, was a master forger who escaped from custody while being interrogated by McNab’s men. Blount was shot in the back, but the autopsy reveals that the wound was received post-mortem. Meanwhile, after yet another prisoner escapes from the custom officers, Monk fears for his life. The social commentary that informs the best of Perry’s work is largely missing, an absence that is palpable given the unremarkable plot line. Agent: Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary.. Publisher's Weekly. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2016-10-20 23:00:02. http://www.ntexlibrariesonthego.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=645fa7ac-8591-473f-80f4-f2dfc1c207cf http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=645fa7ac-8591-473f-80f4-f2dfc1c207cf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=645fa7ac-8591-473f-80f4-f2dfc1c207cf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=645fa7ac-8591-473f-80f4-f2dfc1c207cf&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXMLR