num_pages: 439
description: "A richly textured and timeless novel of suspense. Her Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters."Faye KellermanAlthough esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon meets his death in a freak accident at home, his beautiful wife, Alexandra, confesses that she killed him. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and the brilliant Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work feverishly to break down the wall of silence raised by the accused and her husband's proud family. With the trial only days away, they inch toward the dark and appalling heart of the mystery. The final act is a courtroom masterpiece, through which we dare not breathe too deeply, lest the precarious balance of a woman's life be lost.
language: English
title: Defend and Betray
titlecomplete: Defend and Betray (William Monk, #3)
characters: William Monk, Sir Oliver Rathbone
genres: Victorian, Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Historical, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 6213
series: William Monk
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ivy Books