Select language, opens an overlay

Comment

Nov 29, 2017DorisWaggoner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
At a small dinner party with strangers recommended by a mutual friend, newlyweds Monk and Hester meet an armaments dealer and two Americans competing to buy his wares, one for the Union and one for the Confederates. When the host is later murdered, and his young daughter, enthralled by the Union officer, disappears, Monk is hired by the widow to find out what happened, and retrieve her daughter. This leads to the Monks' first trip to America, where they find the girl, and end up in the first big Civil War battle. Hester ends up working as a nurse, treating whoever needs her the most. Monk is highly impressed by seeing her in action. They solve the case, and bring the miscreant, and the daughter, back to London to face charges. As usual, Perry brings the reader into the action, whether it be the battle, the courtroom, or Monk's frightened effort to dive the murky Thames looking for evidence. A subplot about pirates is extraneous, or I'd have given this one 5 stars.