It all leads Monk, and the reader, to a denouement that ranks with Anne Perry's best, as apacked audience waits breathlessly in the Old Bailey for the outcome of a sensational trial. TITLE: A Sudden, Fearful Death AUTHOR: Anne Perry COPYRIGHT: 1993 PAGES: 439 PUBLISHER: Ivy (Random House) SETTING: Late 1850s London TYPE: Mystery SERIES: # 4 in the William Monk series REASON FOR READING: I'm rereading the whole series, in order this time.I first read them over 10 years ago, and back then I just read whichever installment I'd just bought. It seemed to me that the doctor who performed abortions for free was held up as a good person helping desperate women, but the doctor who accepted pay was vilified. While. Don't have an account? | ISBN 9780307767783 A talented nurse is found strangled, and Inspector Monk and his friends, a nurse and a lawyer, follow the clues to see that the murderer will hang. However, Hester and Prudence were trained and had ideals and ideas Doctors did not accept. We use cookies to remember your preferences such as preferred shipping country and currency, to save items placed in your shopping cart, to track website visits referred from our advertising partners, and to analyze our website traffic. So far, this was not my favorite of the series. Much of the book is in the courtroom, and the subject matter would be relevant today. These "new" nurses promote hospital cleanliness and ventilation, but the old order fights a violent rearguard action. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. The book is finished but there are so many unanswered questions, like who was monk before all this, why had he forgotten his past, and many more questions, so Dear reader is left with his imagination still running on a book that should have ended. Hospitals are pestilential. But like many young women who want to break into fields of study that have previously been open only to men, she is denied any chance of pursuing her dream. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. In a London hospital, Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had once been one of Florence Nightingale’s angels of mercy in the Crimean War, meets sudden death by strangulation. Click to read more about A Sudden, Fearful Death | The Twisted Root by Anne Perry. Who wasn't caught in suspense from not knowing what Monk was going to do next, to thinking Dora parsons was going to throw Hester Latterly down the stairs, or swearing Miss cuthbertson had been the murderer. Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is an English author of historical detective fiction, best known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. The victim was not an ordinary Victorian nurse, most of whom were poorly educated, morally suspect, and distinctly lower class. When a mild hysteria grips the population, the newspapers begin clamoring for action. Who wasn't caught in suspense from not knowing what Monk was going to do next, to thinking Dora parsons was going to thro. I still like the characters in this book but the plots keep getting darker and nastier. In April, thousands of rats stagger into the open and die. Learn more ››. 0 with reviews - Be the first. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime--which intuition tells him was no random stroke of violence by a madman. 4.5 stars. Refresh and try again. Anne Perry shows her remarkable skill at crafting a mystery that is spell binding to the end, and at setting that story within a historical context, with rich detail. Join the Bibliophile's Club and save 10% on every purchase, every day — up to $25 savings per order! As the sky darkens, the mob again cries for blood but greets the moon with a sudden, fearful silence. Summary. My first shot at fiction and I'm impressed, Anne Perry has absorbed her readers into mid 19th century London. The murder of Nurse Prudence Barrymore, however, presents greater difficulties. I finished the Pitt series and now am reading the Monk series . It seemed to me that the doctor who performed abortions for free was held up as a good person helping desperate women, but the doctor who accepted pay was vilified. Set in a hospital, a nurse is found strangled in a laundry chute, and William Monk and his somewhat adversary Hester Latterly work together to find out why it happened. While I didn't find myself clapping at the end of this one (probably because it touched on issues I don't have much experience with), I'm still really looking forward to the next book in the series. He remains his irascible self, and works with Hester on a case though their bickering continues. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. A great sideline to the compelling murder mystery was the thought-provoking look at hospital politics in the Victorian age and the ethical issues of abortion and women's rights. The "orthodox" medical establishment rejects the new-fangled concepts of light, cleanliness, and good ventilation, arguing that they are too difficult to achieve and, in any case, useless. Calaf also demands that she appear; as if in answer, Turandot, with a contemptuous gesture, bids the execution to proceed. I could feel the essence of the times, the occasional elaborate description of events sufficient enough to cast the exact image like a projector behind your brain and rare enough not to bore the reader. Privacy Details. Monk, William (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. "She lifts the lace curtain from Victorian society, " Sharyn McCrumb has said, "to reveal its shocking secrets." To see older ones, here's an alphabetical index: The Erotic Secrets of a French Maid, by Lisa Cach, Blood Moon Over Britain, by Morag McKendrick Pippin, Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters, He Shall Thunder in the Sky, by Elizabeth Peters, Breathing Room, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, This Heart of Mine, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. And either Perry is getting more predictable or I've read too many of her books. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime. This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Really? The big reveal did not necessarily need Julia and her sister Marianne. Once again, Perry delves into difficult issues that I wouldn't dream of reading in a modern-day setting for a mystery book. In a London hospital, Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had once been the one of Florence Nightingale's angels of mercy in the Crimean War, meets sudden death by strangulation.
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