Description
Inspector William Monk has his hands full when an aristocrat's daugher is stabbed to death in her own bed. He is instructed to proceed without delay, but finds his efforts hamstrung by the lingering traces of amnesia and the craven ineptitutde of his supervisor, who would love to see him fail. With the help of Hester Latterly, formerly a nurse with Florence Nightingale, Monk gropes warily through the silence and shadows, knowing that with each step he comes closer to the appalling truth....
"A richly textured, masterfully plotted, thoroughly enjoyable story."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS "From the Paperback edition."
"A richly textured, masterfully plotted, thoroughly enjoyable story."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS "From the Paperback edition."
Book Details
Format
eBook
Pages
368 pages
Language
English
Published
May 10, 2011
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Editions
24 editions
ISBN-10
1299036104
ISBN-13
9781299036109
Genres
Mystery