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A review by felinity
The Sins of the Wolf by Anne Perry
4.0
Hester's supposedly simple job, to accompany an older lady from Edinburgh to London and administer medicine when required, turns into a nightmare. Monk and Rathbone have to work together and give their all to save her, and Hester can no longer deny there's a tendril of hope for more, even if Monk may regard her as a friend.
As expected, Perry brings her settings into vivid focus: the physical and emotional hardships of the Crimea and Newgate, and the sights and sounds of both England and Scotland. (I was somewhat bemused to realize again that parts of Edinburgh really haven't changed that much.) In addition, for the first time the case and legal strategy is centered around a sympathetic and well-liked figure - at least as far as the readers are concerned - which makes the differing public opinion more alarming than otherwise.
As expected, Perry brings her settings into vivid focus: the physical and emotional hardships of the Crimea and Newgate, and the sights and sounds of both England and Scotland. (I was somewhat bemused to realize again that parts of Edinburgh really haven't changed that much.) In addition, for the first time the case and legal strategy is centered around a sympathetic and well-liked figure - at least as far as the readers are concerned - which makes the differing public opinion more alarming than otherwise.