Revenge in a cold river
By: Anne Perry
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: A William Monk novel -- bk. 22; Thorndike Press large print basic series
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9781410492197
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Amnesiacs; Fugitives from justice; Great Britain; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service. Thames Division; William Monk (Fictitious character); History; Fiction
Description: 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 bears a bitter grudge against him. But the reason is a mystery in itself. Monk's memory loss -- a secret he guards closely -- leaves him vulnerable to repercussions from his missing past... especially his exploits overseas, in the tumultuous Gold Rush days of San Francisco. And now McNab, as icy and unfathomable as the steel-gray Thames itself, appears intent on using whatever damning facts he can find to his advantage to ruin Monk's future as an officer of the law. After a second prisoner takes flight, Monk's pursuit results in the accidental death of McNab's right-hand man. As Monk explores the possibility of a conspiracy, McNab's game of cat and mouse escalates, with veiled threats and cryptic references to Monk's past. Snared in an unforeseen trap, a desperate Monk must turn to his wife, Hester, and friend and attorney Oliver Rathbone for help, as his life literally hangs in the balance.