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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Master of mystery and historical intrigue Anne Perry once again transports readers to the banks of the Thames in Victorian London for her thrilling new William Monk novel. In Revenge in a Cold River, Monk faces his darkest hour ever as he spars with a quarry hell-bent on vengeance. When Commander Monk of the Thames River Police is called to investigate the drowning of an escaped prisoner, he's forced to contend with customs officer McNab, who clearly...
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Series
Language
English
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When a murdered body is discovered in the Thames, clues lead to a heinous child-pornography case that police superintendent William Monk thought he had left behind, in an investigation that threatens his friend Oliver Rathbone and forces Monk to consider painful sacrifices.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
312 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pitt investigates the murder of a maid at Buckingham Palace, narrowing his group of suspects down to several house guests who are meeting with the Prince of Wales to discuss the funding of a huge project: the Cape to Cairo railway. While the Prince might overlook the unfortunate loss of a maid, the Queen, who is due back soon, will likely veto any Royal support in the scheme if she finds out.
Author
Series
World War I novels volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
339 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a sunny afternoon in late June, Cambridge professor Joseph Reavley is summoned from a student cricket match to learn that his parents have died in an automobile crash. Joseph's brother, Matthew, as officer in the Intelligence Service, reveals that their father had been en route to London to turn over to him a mysterious secret document-allegedly with the power to disgrace England forever and destroy the civilized world. A paper so damning that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
306 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In July of 1917, chaplain Joseph Reavley and his sister, Judith, struggle to cope with the devastation of World War I while their brother Matthew searches for the sinister figure known as the Peacemaker who is trying to stop Britain from winning the war.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
333 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
There's a mole in the Special Branch who's trading British secrets and it's up to Thomas Pitt to investigate. While he's dismayed at having to investigate his own men, he's even more appalled when he discovers he can't trust any of them. Meanwhile, Pitt's boss learns a retired spy could have unearthed secrets that could lead to war. Pitt helps him resolve that problem.
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When junior lawyer Daniel Pitt is summoned to the scene of a murder in the London district known as Mile End, he only knows that the victim is a senior lawyer from the same firm. What was this respected colleague doing in such a rough part of the city? The firm's head, Marcus fford Croft, may know more than he admits, but fford Crofts's memory is not what it used to be. Daniel finds his path blocked by officials at every turn, his investigation so...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating evidence of a violent struggle at the home of Ministry of Defense member Dudley Kynaston, Pitt and the Special Branch discover the brutally murdered body of a young woman before realizing that Kynaston is not who he appears to be.
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Not far from the grounds of Wyndham Hall, the body of MI6 agent John Repton is found, killed while surveilling the members of a household with alleged ties to fascists who threaten the security of the country, as Hitler's control spreads across Europe. Elena Standish is assigned the case, thanks to her new connection to the Wyndham family: her older sister, Margot, is being courted by Lady Wyndham's brother. As Elena and her colleague James Allenby...
11) A sunless sea
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
372 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
As commander of the River Police, Monk is accustomed to violent death, but the mutilated female body found on Limehouse Pier one chilly December morning moves him with horror and pity. The victim's name is Zenia Gadney. Her waterfront neighbors can tell him little, only that the same unknown gentleman had visited her once a month for many years. She must be a prostitute, but, described as quiet and kempt, she doesn't appear to be a fallen woman. ...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlotte Pitt's mother, Caroline, has traveled with husband Joshua Fielding and his theatrical troupe to Whitby, the Yorkshire fishing village where Dracula first touched English soil in the sensational novel. Joshua has arranged to produce a stage adaptation of the book, but the project is a disaster. Then a black-cloaked stranger emerges from a snowstorm who turns out to be a theatrical genius. But at the same time, a brooding evil makes itself...
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre-World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover's final, urgent message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power. On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister Margot have finally been able to forget some of the lasting trauma of the Great War. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has...
14) One fatal flaw
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Two fiery deaths have young lawyer Daniel Pitt and his scientist friend Miriam fford Croft racing to solve a forensic crisis in an explosive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Triple Jeopardy. When a desperate woman comes to Daniel seeking a lawyer for her boyfriend, Rob Adwell, Daniel is convinced of the young man's innocence. Adwell has been accused of murder and setting a fire to conceal the body, but Daniel is sure that science...
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A lethal new weapon endangers all of Europe-unless Elena Standish can rescue an ingenious scientist from Hitler's clutches-in this action-packed mystery by bestselling author Anne Perry. It is summer 1934, and Hitler is teetering on the edge of supreme power. Any small step forward could vault him toward European domination. When Britain's MI6 gets word that a pair of German scientists have made a breakthrough in germ warfare, they send Elena Standish...
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