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An echo of murder : a William Monk novel, Anne Perry

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"In the course of his tenure with the Thames River Police, Commander Monk has yet to see a more gruesome crime scene: a Hungarian warehouse owner lies in the middle of his blood-sodden office, pierced through the chest with a bayonet and eerily surrounded by seventeen candles, their wicks dipped in blood. Suspecting the murder may be rooted in ethnic prejudice, Monk turns to London's Hungarian community in search of clues but finds his inquiries stymied by its wary citizens and a language he doesn't speak. Only with the help of a local pharmacist acting as translator can Monk hope to penetrate this tightly knit enclave, even as more of its members fall victim to identical brutal murders. But whoever the killer, or killers, may be -- a secret society practicing ritual sacrifice, a madman on a spree, a British native targeting foreigners -- they are well hidden among the city's ever-growing populace. With the able assistance of his wife -- former battlefield nurse Hester, who herself is dealing with a traumatized war veteran who may be tangled up in the murders -- Monk must combat distrust, hostility, and threats from the very people he seeks to protect. But as the body count grows, stirring ever greater fear and anger among the Hungarian émigrés, resistance to the police also increases. Racing time and the rising tide of terror all around him, Monk must be even more relentless than the mysterious killer, or the echoes of malice and murder will resound through London's streets like a clarion of doom." -- From publisher's description
Language
eng
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Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
286 pages
Isbn
9780425285015
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An echo of murder : a William Monk novel
Title
An echo of murder
Title remainder
a William Monk novel
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Anne Perry
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In the course of his tenure with the Thames River Police, Commander Monk has yet to see a more gruesome crime scene: a Hungarian warehouse owner lies in the middle of his blood-sodden office, pierced through the chest with a bayonet and eerily surrounded by seventeen candles, their wicks dipped in blood. Suspecting the murder may be rooted in ethnic prejudice, Monk turns to London's Hungarian community in search of clues but finds his inquiries stymied by its wary citizens and a language he doesn't speak. Only with the help of a local pharmacist acting as translator can Monk hope to penetrate this tightly knit enclave, even as more of its members fall victim to identical brutal murders. But whoever the killer, or killers, may be -- a secret society practicing ritual sacrifice, a madman on a spree, a British native targeting foreigners -- they are well hidden among the city's ever-growing populace. With the able assistance of his wife -- former battlefield nurse Hester, who herself is dealing with a traumatized war veteran who may be tangled up in the murders -- Monk must combat distrust, hostility, and threats from the very people he seeks to protect. But as the body count grows, stirring ever greater fear and anger among the Hungarian émigrés, resistance to the police also increases. Racing time and the rising tide of terror all around him, Monk must be even more relentless than the mysterious killer, or the echoes of malice and murder will resound through London's streets like a clarion of doom." -- From publisher's description
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Perry, Anne
Dewey number
823/.914
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6066.E693
LC item number
E24 2017
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
A William Monk novel
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  • Monk, William (Fictitious character)
  • Private investigators
  • Murder
  • London (England)
  • FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
  • FICTION / Historical
  • FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British
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adult
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An echo of murder : a William Monk novel, Anne Perry
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
ocn967364960
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
286 pages
Isbn
9780425285015
Lccn
2017031645
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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(OCoLC)967364960
Label
An echo of murder : a William Monk novel, Anne Perry
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn967364960
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
286 pages
Isbn
9780425285015
Lccn
2017031645
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)967364960

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