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The Face of a Stranger: The First William Monk Novel [Paperback]

Anne Perry (Author)
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Release Date: Sep 30 2008 | Series: Mortalis
"Richly textured with the sights and sounds of London and its countryside...Solidly absorbing and Perry's best to date."
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His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else....
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Branching out from her popular Victorian London sleuthing team, Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte, Perry ( Cardington Crescent ) introduces another exemplary "Peeler" (as in Bobby Peele, the first "bobby"), detective William Monk, in this period mystery with a pronounced and satisfying psychological dimension. After an accident in his carriage, Monk wakes up with no memory; ashamed to admit it, he bluffs his way through recovery and returns to work, where he is assigned a particularly tricky investigation of a young nobleman's brutal murder. While tracking the last affairs of Joscelinsp ok? yes Grey, Monk traces his own history and dislikes what he turns up on both fronts. Uncovering unpleasant secrets within Grey's aristocratic family, he also finds his gradually revealed former self to have been ambitious, cold and perhaps cruel. Integral to Perry's rich, unpredictable plot is the Crimean War, graphically described by Hester Latterly, a forthright young woman of the middle class who nursed there with Florence Nightingale. While Monk's unwillingness to face directly the questions of his past is often a stumbling block, forbearing readers will be amply rewarded by Perry's resolutions of both mysteries. Mystery Guild dual main selection.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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YA-- Readers are immediately immersed into the Victorian world of William Monk as he awakens from a coma in a squalid London hospital. Leaving in a semi-amnesic state, he finds his flat through a receipt in his pocket. Gradually, as he begins to solve a much-publicized murder case, Monk's established abilities as an investigator are renewed. As he unravels the case, he also comes to know his own past. Perry leads readers to the solutions of the two mysteries with a fine, comfortable style and descriptions of turn-of-the-century London that are vivid and accurate.
- Diane Goheen, Topeka West High School, KS
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read Dec 5 2011
By Mrs Rabbit
Format:Paperback
It is many years since I first read this book,but I still find it an excellent read.William Monk is a complex person and it is him and his shifting sense of self that takes this book above so many other mystery stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Now I Understand! Mar 16 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have read 3 or 4 William Monk books, but didn't pay any attention to order. I have really enjoyed them, so I thought I would start at the first and read them all in order. Now I more clearly understand about Monk's amnesia. It was really fun learning about Monk's 1st meeting with Hester Latterly. Great ending, although I felt very sympathetic to the killer. I love Anne Perry's books. Next, I'll probably read the Thomas Pitt novels in order.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The first William Monk book Sep 3 2003
By Stefanie
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Even though the first few chapters seemed a bit slow for my taste, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The personal problem of William Monk is different from most main characters in other books. The reader is getting to know him as he, too, is getting to know himself. I was surprised at the end of chapter 10 when he remembered something about himself, and for those who have read this book will know why. John Evan and Hester Latterly are other characters I liked, and I'm glad to hear they are in the other books. I didn't care too much for Hester's "flashbacks" from the war, but then at the end I was thankful there was a reason for them. I will definitely read the next book, A Dangerous Mourning, despite some of the bad reviews written about it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars William Monk is excellent!
I was delighted and captivated by this Anne Perry mystery. Her character, detective William Monk, wakes up in a Victorian hospital in 1857 or so, with no memory of who he is--but... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2002 by C. Gaudiano
4.0 out of 5 stars DON'T READ ANY "MONK" NOVEL BEFORE THIS ONE!
Yes, it's that vital. I picture the Timothy Dalton circa BBC's "Jane Eyre" to be very similar to the wolfish, well-dressed, passionate William Monk. Read more
Published on May 22 2002 by Eve Starr
1.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea
This was the first Anne Perry book I have read, but it will be the last. I found the basic premise of the main character's amnesia to be a gimmick. Read more
Published on May 14 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent start to a series
I picked this book up on a lark, just browsing at the library through the stacks. I can't even say what caught my eye about it. Read more
Published on May 12 2002 by Excession
5.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS BOOK
The best Anne Perry book I've ever read! Character development that creates compassion and intrigue. Read more
Published on April 28 2002 by Cheryl Farley
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Debut to a Good Series!
I went through the Pitt series first and picked up the Monk series with some trepidation...after twenty-odd books the Pitts were all beginning to look alike. Read more
Published on April 8 2002 by J. Pravatiner
2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
Having heard the author speak on the radio, her works praised highly by the host, I decided to start with the first of the Monk series. Read more
Published on Mar 26 2002 by webgirrrl
4.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a series(Monk).
Introduction to a series which obviously became rather popular. This offering peaked my curiosity enough to read the second in the series. However, that is where I had to stop.
Published on Aug 26 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Well-worth reading
In this book, William Monk wakes in a hospital in Victorian London with no memory of who he is or even what he looks like. Read more
Published on May 2 2001 by A. Felton
5.0 out of 5 stars Victorian amnesia meets murder
Amnesia has probably occured in fiction more often than in fact. But rarely has it been handled better than is in this fascinating mystery, The Face of a Stranger. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2000 by Carol Peterson Hennekens
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