- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Fawcett; later printing edition (Sep 23 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0804110379
- ISBN-13: 978-0804110372
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #575,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Murder in an aristocratic London household pits Inspector William Monk against the Victorian sense of propriety, a bootlicking superior officer and a family's fierce desire to protect its reputation. Perry's first Monk novel, The Face of a Stranger , has 200,000 paperback copies in print.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
An excellent follow-up to The Face of a Stranger (1990), featuring Inspector William Monk.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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"GOOD MORNING, Monk," Runcorn said with satisfaction spreading over his strong, narrow features. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I can't believe all of the bad reviews!,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Dangerous Mourning (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel was thrilling from start to finish and it left me guessing until the very end. I do agree that the book had too much information in it that really had nothing to do with the story, but all in all this was a thrilling and entertaining read!
2.0 out of 5 stars
End of the series(for me!),
By A Customer
This review is from: A Dangerous Mourning (Mass Market Paperback)
Having read the first "Monk" book, "Face of a Stranger," I was excited when I received this offering. The excitement didn't last very long. Regretfully, I got half-way through and couldn't pick it up again. Bogged down in too much non-essential, confusing detail.
1.0 out of 5 stars
An Inspector Monk novel where someone else solves the case?,
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This review is from: A Dangerous Mourning (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book an utterly dreary bit of work. It is filled with incredibly two dimensional characters. As well as the fact that there are so many characters that none of them are done in any depth. And nearly all are sterotypes. All the ladies and gentlemen in the story are overly dimwitted. As does the hero of the book Inspector Monk. Who is truely baffled and wanders around asking the same questions over and over. It became quite boring after a while. The book slowed down to a crawl at times and desperatly needed some life in it. The fact that Monk really does fail to work out what was going on is very disapointing. Especially when compared to The face of a stranger. Which I did enjoy reading. The real heroine in this story is Hester Lattery. As she is the only one who really works anything out. Her being written into this novel I find dubious at best. My opinion is that she should have worked more with Monk and his assistant Evan both of who hold much potential as characters. There was also two much courtroom drama. Which in a mystery novel I find absolutly little need for. It was almost as if Perry was confused as to what she wanted to write. A mystery novel or a courtroom battle. I feel much of the courtroom was written so Hester Lattery had an enterence and no more than that. As the dealings of it have absolutly no relevance to this book. The good part of the book is the plot and the setting. The ideas she has are good and interesting. The main characters are interesting and have alot of potential. They were just under used or poorly done this time round. However I have not given up on her yet and I will read the third book Defend and Betray.
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