Corridors of the Night: A William Monk Novel

Corridors of the Night: A William Monk Novel

Anne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her New York Times bestselling William Monk series. In Corridors of the Night, nurse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to homicide.
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The monomaniacal Rand brothersâ€”Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemistâ€”are ruthless in their pursuit of a cure for what was then known asÂ the fatal â€œwhite-blood disease.â€ In Londonâ€™s Royal Naval Hospital annex, Hester is tending one of the brothersâ€™ dying patientsâ€”wealthy Bryson Radnorâ€”when she stumbles upon three weak, terrified young children, and learns to her horror that theyâ€™ve been secretly purchased and imprisoned by the Rands for experimental purposes.
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But the Rand brothers are too close to a miracle cure to allow their experiments to be exposed. Before Hester can reveal the truth, she too becomes a prisoner. As Monk and his faithful friendsâ€”distinguished lawyer Oliver Rathbone and reformed brothel keeper Squeaky Robinson among themâ€”scour Londonâ€™s grimy streets and the beautiful English countryside searching for her, Hesterâ€™s time, as well as the childrenâ€™s, is quickly draining away.
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Taut with intrigue and laced with white-knuckled terror, Corridors of the Night is Anne Perry at her magnificent, unforgettable best.
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Praise for Corridors of the Night
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â€œ[A] suspenseful, twisting narrative.â€â€”Historical Novels Review
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â€œAnne Perry has once again evocatively and meticulously conjured up Victorian London. . . . This is one of her best as she continues probing . . . the dark impulses that haunt all human souls.â€â€”Providence Journal
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â€œPulls no punches and depicts Victorian London in all its corrupt glory.â€â€”Bookreporter

Praise for Anne Perry and Her William Monk novels
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Blood on the Water
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â€œOne of Ms. Perryâ€™s most engrossing books . . . gallops to a dramatic conclusion.â€â€”The Washington Times
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Blind Justice
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â€œ[Perryâ€™s] courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow.â€â€”Huntington News
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A Sunless Sea
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â€œAnne Perryâ€™s Victorian mysteries are marvels.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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Acceptable Loss
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â€œMasterful storytelling and moving dialogue.â€â€”The Star-Ledger
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Execution Dock
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â€œ[An] engrossing page-turner . . . Thereâ€™s no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.â€â€”The Boston Globe

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0553391402
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553391404

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0553391402
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-09-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553391404

Corridors of the Night: A William Monk Novel

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