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An Echo of Murder
An Echo of Murder | Anne Perry
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The master of the Victorian crime, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry returns with the 23rd novel in the William Monk series, AN ECHO OF MURDER. London, 1870: The body of a Hungarian immigrant is found dead in what appears to be a ritualistic killing, with a bayonet through his heart, his fingers broken and his body surrounded by seventeen blood-dipped candles. At first, Commander William Monk of the Thames River Police suspects the killer is from within the community, but when another murder takes place, Monk fears the immigrants are being targeted by an outsider... Meanwhile, Hester is reunited with a doctor who had been left for dead on a Crimean battlefield. Traumatised by his experiences, Fitz has made his way home via Hungary and is now living in the community. Hester is determined to help him and, when he is accused of the killings, she sets out to prove his innocence...
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Booksnchill
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William Monk searches for the killer of 4 Hungarians in Victorian London- was it a hate crime or something from their past. Add into the mix a physician who had worked with Hester in the Crimea and who speaks Hungarian, a reunion between Hester and her brother Charles and a courtroom twist ending. I always find Perry a bit wordy with so much interior monologue but she writes well and the stories are interesting and well plotted.

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My new Commute read- the new William Monk Mystery - and off we go down the Thames with the Thames River Police in Victorian London- this one centers around racial tensions involving the Hungarian immigrant community- timely.

SkeletonKey Do you know Anne Perry's history? She's kind of as fascinating as one of her books. 6y
Booksnchill I watched “Interiors” the documentary and I think I saw “Heavenly Creatures”- so interesting. I had been reading her for years before I knew this though. 6y
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BookishMarginalia
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Although some of the plot line regarding the murder suspect on trial was super contrived (won‘t explain why for spoiler reasons), I thoroughly enjoyed the setting and characters (note: William Monk was the least interesting by far). The Crimea angle was particularly compelling, especially the experiences of nurse Hester and army surgeon Fitz. Worth a read.

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8leagueboot I will assume this is discussing a cadre of were-beasts. As in, "the weres were actually rather friendly". 6y
PirateJenny This is a problem in proofreading not copyediting. Proofreading finds the typos, copyediting deals with the manuscript before the typesetting is done and isn't at fault for typos. 😊 6y
BookishMarginalia Thanks for the clarification, @PirateJenny 👍🏼These things just bother my English teacher soul 🤓 6y
PirateJenny @BookishMarginalia Oh, they drive those of us in the biz crazy when they slip through too! 6y
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PatriciaU
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Murder mysteries that take place in 19th and early 20th century England are some of my favorites, so when I saw this one available on NetGalley, I thought I‘d give it a shot. I didn‘t realize it is #23 in the William Monk series by Anne Perry. There are Readers out there who, for a number of reasons, will absolutely not read a series out of order.

I am not one of them.

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Bklover Neither am I. Sometimes I actually like jumping in when the characters and situations have had time to develop! 7y
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Pubs 9/19. Not really a Perry fan though. #julybookmailforme