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susan_ok's review against another edition
3.0
These books are fairly consistent in their quality and story lines and I am fan of the characters in the Monk books. `However, I am usually ready for these to be done about 50 pages before they are. But I will probably read the next one in the series to see how Monk and Hester finally get together.
carlacbarroso's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
elysahenegar's review against another edition
4.0
So entertaining! This is like Downton Abbey meets Endeavor; an intriguing mystery from start to finish.
robynryle's review against another edition
3.0
I sometimes find the mysteries much less interesting in these books than the characters of Monk and Hester and now Rathbone.
booksforbrooks's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars - gains half a star because the twist in the last two chapters is really quite good.
suzannalundale's review against another edition
4.0
One of the things Anne Perry captures so well, from which most authors of Victoriana excuse themselves, is the stifling impotence that was a reality of daily existence for most groups in Victorian England. Unless one inhabited a very particular group of wealthy men - first sons, mind you - one could find oneself utterly at the mercy of someone in no way superior, except in rank. It's galling to the modern mind, and a discomfort sometimes important to experience, especially when the experience is vicarious.