Execution dock
By: Anne Perry
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: William Monk -- 16; The William Monk series; An Inspector Monk novel; William Monk -- 16.
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
ISBN-13: 9781444801231
Subjects: William Monk (Fictitious character); Fiction; Hester Monk (Fictitious character); Police; Child prostitution; History; Social conditions
Description: 1864. Inspector William Monk, of the Thames River Police, must face a dangerous foe. He's finally captured Jericho Phillips, the man he suspects of brutally killing a young mudlark and running a child prostitution ring. In bringing Phillips to justice, Monk hopes to close down the ring and to avenge the memory of Durban, his old commander, who was determined to capture Phillips. At trial, however, justice does not prevail and Phillips is freed. Monk, determined to prove Phillips' guilt, begins the investigation again. But, as he ventures into London's murky underworld, he realises that Durban may have had his own reasons for pursuing Phillips and, shockingly, that secret support for Phillips may reach further into civilised society than anyone could ever imagine ...
Notes: Originally published: London: Headline, 2009.