num_pages: 503
description: After a brilliant military career in India, General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets death not in the frenzy of battle, but at a London dinner party, in what appears to be a freak accident. But the General's beautiful wife readily confesses that she killed him - a story she clings to even under the shadow of the gallows. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hestor Latterly and Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defence, work feverishly to break down the silence of the accused and her husband's proud family; and with the trial only days away they inch towards the appalling heart of the mystery.
language: English
title: Defend and Betray
titlecomplete: Defend and Betray (William Monk, #3)
characters: Sir Oliver Rathbone, William Monk
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Historical Mystery, Crime, Victorian, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 6209
series: William Monk
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Headline Book Publishing