A Breach of Promise
A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry.
Hardcover: 374 pages
Publisher: Fawcett;(September 14, 1998)
ISBN-10: 9780449908495
Amazon Review:
When Anne Perry sets her magic pen to paper, Victorian England awakens from her long sleep to vibrant, teeming life. Firelight flickers in luxurious withdrawing rooms. Ambitious ladies gossip and scheme. Horse-drawn carriages clatter over cobblestones while cries of flower sellers and newsboys ring out in crowded streets. In this magnificent new novel featuring investigator William Monk, however, it is the breathless hush of a London courtroom that first holds readers enthralled.
The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers Barton and Delphine Lambert, suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiancé, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Not even to his baffled counsel, distinguished barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone, will Killian explain his rejection of rich and charming Zillah.
Utterly baffled, Rathbone turns for help to his old comrades in crime--Monk, the private investigator who knows his city like the back of his hand, and fearless nurse Hester Latterly. But even as they scout London for clues, from Mayfair to sordid Devil's Acre, the case suddenly and tragically ends. An outcome that no one--except a ruthless murderer--could have foreseen.
Stripping away the pretty masks that conceal society's darkest transgressions, Anne Perry unflinchingly exposes the human heart's deepest hiding places--and creates the most mesmerizing courtroom drama of her distinguished career.
Oh my! These Books just keep getting better and better!!
I loved this one! One mystery turns into two, turns into three! Perry, has created 3 really unique and fabulous characters to help tell her stories. Monk is one of a kind and a great detective. Hester is the infallible Nurse, and Sir Oliver Rathbone is a barrister of finest quality... great casting for her books!
I really can't say anything much, I wouldn't want to give anything away should you want to read any of this series..I just have to say that it seems the more books she writes using these characters the better her stories get! 'Nuff said.....
Hardcover: 374 pages
Publisher: Fawcett;(September 14, 1998)
ISBN-10: 9780449908495
Amazon Review:
When Anne Perry sets her magic pen to paper, Victorian England awakens from her long sleep to vibrant, teeming life. Firelight flickers in luxurious withdrawing rooms. Ambitious ladies gossip and scheme. Horse-drawn carriages clatter over cobblestones while cries of flower sellers and newsboys ring out in crowded streets. In this magnificent new novel featuring investigator William Monk, however, it is the breathless hush of a London courtroom that first holds readers enthralled.
The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers Barton and Delphine Lambert, suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiancé, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Not even to his baffled counsel, distinguished barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone, will Killian explain his rejection of rich and charming Zillah.
Utterly baffled, Rathbone turns for help to his old comrades in crime--Monk, the private investigator who knows his city like the back of his hand, and fearless nurse Hester Latterly. But even as they scout London for clues, from Mayfair to sordid Devil's Acre, the case suddenly and tragically ends. An outcome that no one--except a ruthless murderer--could have foreseen.
Stripping away the pretty masks that conceal society's darkest transgressions, Anne Perry unflinchingly exposes the human heart's deepest hiding places--and creates the most mesmerizing courtroom drama of her distinguished career.
Oh my! These Books just keep getting better and better!!
I loved this one! One mystery turns into two, turns into three! Perry, has created 3 really unique and fabulous characters to help tell her stories. Monk is one of a kind and a great detective. Hester is the infallible Nurse, and Sir Oliver Rathbone is a barrister of finest quality... great casting for her books!
I really can't say anything much, I wouldn't want to give anything away should you want to read any of this series..I just have to say that it seems the more books she writes using these characters the better her stories get! 'Nuff said.....
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