A Sunless Sea: A William Monk Novel
分類: 图书,进口原版,Literature & Fiction(文学与虚构类),Genre Fiction(类型小说),Historical,
品牌: Anne Perry
基本信息出版社:Ballantine Books (2012年8月28日)精装:336页正文语种:英语ISBN:034551064X条形码:9780345510648商品重量:599 gASIN:034551064X您想告诉我们您发现了更低的价格?
商品描述内容简介Anne Perry’s spellbinding Victorian mysteries, especially those featuring William Monk, have enthralled readers for a generation. ThePlain Dealercalls Monk “a marvelously dark, brooding creation”—and, true to form, this new Perry 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 inA Sunless Sea,a heart-pounding novel of intrigue and suspense in which Monk is driven to make the hardest decision of his life.媒体推荐PRAISE FOR ANNE PERRY AND HER WILLIAM MONK NOVELS
Acceptable Loss
“Masterful storytelling and moving dialogue . . . [the] best in the series to date.”—The Star-Ledger
Execution Dock
“[An] engrossing page-turner . . . There’s no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.”—The Boston Globe
Dark Assassin
“Brilliant . . . a page-turning thriller . . . blending compelling plotting with superbly realized human emotion and exquisite period detail.”—Jeffery Deaver, author ofEdge
The Shifting Tide
“The mysterious and dangerous waterfront world of London’s ‘longest street,’ the Thames, comes to life.”—South FloridaSun-Sentinel
Death of a Stranger
“[A] tantalizing puzzle . . . At last, inDeath of a Stranger, the secrets of Monk’s past are dramatically revealed.”—The New York Times Book Review