Funeral in Blue (William Monk Series)

Another great Anne Perry novel! I tried to guess the outcome of this one as I read. I was wrong! Not even close. Perry comes up with surprising yet plausible endings that satisfy and entertain. I also like the look into England and medical practices of that era as well as the social structure. I see why heading to America was so popular. I find myself urging some of the characters to head out across the ocean and live how you want to!!! There wasn't the abundance of "typos" in this one as earlier ones in the series, though typos can be so entertaining. My favorite was "as she watched the feces of the jury", which was in the 3-book set of Wm Monk mysteries . Life choices-big and small Amazon Customer When we look back at the end of our life, will we regret the decisions we have made? Did the journey become different than it could have been either for better or worse because of the choices we made? The book led me to look more closely at small choices of my life for they can ultimately influence the future decisions and thus the path my life can take. For each path may have a very different end point. I need to keep in mind the long term goals, and not just the immediacy of the moment.. "Terrible!" according to judith fleissner. I've read so many of Perry's books and have loved them all. This one was such a disappointment. Felt as if the author wasn't sure where she was going with this and just wrapped it up with a very poor ending

Indeed, a common theme for Perry is spotlighting the social ills of 19th-century England, particularly the treatment accorded to women. Here she layers a new evil into the plot: anti-Semitism, widely accepted then and a haunting precursor of ugliness to come. Kristian Beck, a physician from Vienna with whom Hester's dear friend, Lady Callandra, is secretly in love. Neither of the Monks fits tidily into polite society. The author excels at re-creating the ambience of 1860s London streets, but stumbles in plot cohesion, succumbing at the last moment to out-of-left-field syndrome. From Publishers Weekly From the enormously popular and hard-working Perry comes her 11th Victorian mystery featuring Hester and William Monk, t

One of the victims is an obscure artist's model. The other is the wife of Hester's cherished colleague, distinguished surgeon Dr. With an intensity born of desperation, Hester, Monk, and their dear friend Lady Callandra Daviot, who cannot hide her deep love for the accused, seek evidence that will save Kristian from the hangman - hoping to penetrate not only the mystery of Elissa Beck's death but the riddle of her life.. The headlines were gruesome: two beautiful women found strangled in the studio of a well-known London artist. To investigator Wil