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BLOOD ON THE WATER by Anne Perry - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKSee all titles by Anne Perry.
As her New York Times
bestselling novels always remind us, Anne Perry is a matchless guide to
both the splendor and the shame of the British Empire at the height of
its influence. In her twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to
London’s grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters of the
Western world hold sway—and to the teeming Thames waterfront, where one
summer afternoon, Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the
pleasure boat Princess Mary, which sends to their deaths nearly two hundred merrymakers.
The tragedy is no accident. As commander of the River Police, Monk
should handle the case, but the investigation is turned over to the
commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. An Egyptian man is swiftly
caught, tried, and sentenced to die. But almost as quickly, Monk
presents evidence that Habib Beshara, though a nasty piece of work, was
elsewhere at the time of the blast. The investigation, now in complete
disarray, is hastily turned over to Monk.
Is the crime connected with the soon-to-be-opened Suez Canal, which
will enormously benefit wealthy British shipping companies? Or did all
of those innocent people drown to ensure the death of just one? How did
the bomber board the ship, and how did he manage to escape? Is he an
anarchist or a madman?
Backed up by his astute wife, Hester, and his old reliable friend
Oliver Rathbone, Monk vows to find answers—but instead finds himself
treading the dangerous waters of international intrigue, his questions
politely turned aside by a formidable array of the powerful and
privileged. Events twist and turn like the Thames itself, leading to the
shattering moment when Monk realizes, perhaps too late, that he is the
next target.
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