Dark Assassin (William Monk Series)

Dark Assassin (William Monk Series)

A superintendent in the Thames River Police, William Monk is on a patrol boat near Waterloo Bridge when he and his men notice a young couple standing at the bridge railing, apparently engaged in an intense discussion. The woman waves her arms and places her hands on the manâ€™s shoulders. A caress or a push? He grasps hold of her. To save her or to kill her? Seconds later, the pair plunges to death in the icy waters. Monk canâ€™t help but wonder, has he witnessed an accident, a suicide, or a murder? It seems impossible to determine the truth but, haunted by the womanâ€™s somber beauty, he is impelled to try. Mary Havilland is her name and until recently she and Toby Argyll, the fair-haired man who shared her fate, had planned to marry. Her father, an engineer employed by the Argyll Company, has also recently died - a suicide according to the police and Maryâ€™s sister. But friends tell Monk that Mary suspected her father had been murdered because of his stubborn insistence that the Argyll Companyâ€™s current project - participation in the construction of a splendid new sewer system for the metropolis - is so badly flawed that the entire city may be in dire peril from flood and fire. Already struggling to win the respect of his men, Monk is faced with two urgent mysteries. With his intrepid wife, Hester, he is soon treading a slippery path - from luxurious drawing rooms where powerful men hatch their unscrupulous plots to a world beneath the city where poor folk fight starvation. In nightmarish tunnels, Monk and Hester find true friends, among them Scuff, a young mudlark; Sutton, the ratcatcher, and Snoot, Suttonâ€™s clever terrier. For once, even Monkâ€™s old enemy, Superintendent Runcorn, is on his side. But as rainfall strains the fragile manmade underground, a murderer remains free - and poised to strike again.

Country	USA
Author	Anne Perry
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	9781596002821
Edition	Unabridged
ISBN	1596002824
Label	Brilliance Audio
Manufacturer	Brilliance Audio
NumberOfItems	10
PublicationDate	2006-03-28
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
ReleaseDate	2006-03-28
Studio	Brilliance Audio

Dark Assassin (William Monk Series)

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