The Face of a Stranger
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
3.9
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Anne Perry
In this exhilarating series debut, police detective William Monk must solve the mystery of his own past.His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective. But the accident that felled him has left him with only half a life; his memory and his entire past have vanished. As he tries to hide the truth, Monk returns to work and is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a Crimean War hero and man about town. Which makes Monk's efforts doubly difficult, since he's forgotten his professional skills along with everything else.“Richly textured with the sights and sounds of London and its countryside . . . Solidly absorbing and Perry's best to date.”—Kirkus Reviews
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More Details:
Author
Anne Perry
Pages
368
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2008-09-30
ISBN
034551355X 9780345513557
Ratings
Google: 3
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"My library is hosting Anne Perry for a book talk next month, so I wanted to get a feel for her writing before attending. The book itself was a well written mystery, but let's be honest here, the real reason I want to attend the author's talk is because of her life story. If you aren't familiar (I definitely wasn't) check out her Wikipedia page below. I have no idea if she'll talk about any of that in regards to her writing (which definitely delves into moral issues of self identity) but it should be interesting at the very least. <br/><br/>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Perry<br/><br/>"
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Allie Peduto