An Echo of Murder
Perry, Anne
An Echo of Murder Anne Perry. - First U.S. edition. - 286 pages ; 25 cm. - A William Monk novel ; [23] . - Perry, Anne. William Monk novel. .
Set in the summer of 1870, Thames River Police commander William Monk investigates the murder of Hungarian businessman Imrus Fodor, who was found impaled by a bayonet at a riverfront warehouse. Fodor's fingers are broken, and 17 candles are arrayed nearby, all bloody, and two of an unusual blue. The victim's enigmatic countryman, Antal Dobokai, who discovered the body, serves as translator as Monk investigates London's close-knit Hungarian community. Leads are few, until identical murders occur. Londoners panic, ethnic tensions flare, and Monk's wife, Hester, becomes involved when a friend is suspected.
9780425285015 0425285014
2017031645
Monk, William (Fictitious character)--Fiction
Private investigators--England--Fiction
Murder--Investigation--Fiction
Hungarians--Foreign countries.--Fiction
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
FICTION / Historical.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British
London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction.
PR6066.E693 / E24 2017
823/.914
An Echo of Murder Anne Perry. - First U.S. edition. - 286 pages ; 25 cm. - A William Monk novel ; [23] . - Perry, Anne. William Monk novel. .
Set in the summer of 1870, Thames River Police commander William Monk investigates the murder of Hungarian businessman Imrus Fodor, who was found impaled by a bayonet at a riverfront warehouse. Fodor's fingers are broken, and 17 candles are arrayed nearby, all bloody, and two of an unusual blue. The victim's enigmatic countryman, Antal Dobokai, who discovered the body, serves as translator as Monk investigates London's close-knit Hungarian community. Leads are few, until identical murders occur. Londoners panic, ethnic tensions flare, and Monk's wife, Hester, becomes involved when a friend is suspected.
9780425285015 0425285014
2017031645
Monk, William (Fictitious character)--Fiction
Private investigators--England--Fiction
Murder--Investigation--Fiction
Hungarians--Foreign countries.--Fiction
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
FICTION / Historical.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British
London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction.
PR6066.E693 / E24 2017
823/.914