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A review by taisie22
Cain His Brother by Anne Perry
4.0
William Monk must find a missing man whose wife fears he was killed by his twin brother. Hester has been nursing at a fever hospital in the same poor area of London where the brother lives.
I enjoy this series, and in some ways, this was one of the best. The action seemed to happen sooner than in some of the books where the mystery is dragged out until the very end. Here I was able to figure out the solution to the mystery early though not the details of how it came together, but I still enjoyed the story very much. All the characters are always interesting though I'm becoming a bit tired of Monk's constant rudeness to Hester.
There was also a subplot where a woman accuses Monk of attacking her. Hester comes up with the solution for that but Monk doesn't even seem to be aware of it and any subsequent worrying or consequences are just left flat with no real resolution in his mind. I would have liked Monk to be aware of Hester's intervention on his behalf. Maybe it'll be resolved better in the next book.
It's still a great series.
I enjoy this series, and in some ways, this was one of the best. The action seemed to happen sooner than in some of the books where the mystery is dragged out until the very end. Here I was able to figure out the solution to the mystery early though not the details of how it came together, but I still enjoyed the story very much. All the characters are always interesting though I'm becoming a bit tired of Monk's constant rudeness to Hester.
There was also a subplot where a woman accuses Monk of attacking her. Hester comes up with the solution for that but Monk doesn't even seem to be aware of it and any subsequent worrying or consequences are just left flat with no real resolution in his mind. I would have liked Monk to be aware of Hester's intervention on his behalf. Maybe it'll be resolved better in the next book.
It's still a great series.