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The Sins of the Wolf (William Monk #5)
by
Anne Perry
Nurse Hester Latterly finds herself well suited for the task: accompany Mrs. Mary Farraline, an elderly Scottish lady in delicate health, on a short train trip to London. Yet Hester’s simple job takes a grave turn when Mrs. Farraline dies during the night. And when a postmortem examination of the body reveals a lethal dose of medicine, Hester is charged with murder–punisha...more
Paperback, 464 pages
Published
September 29th 2009
by Ballantine Books
(first published August 30th 1994)
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SINS OF THE WOLF - G
Perry, Anne - 5th in Monk series
Nurse Hester Latterly finds herself well-suited for the position: accompany Mrs. Mary Farraline, an elderly Scottish lady with delicate health, on a short train trip to London. Yet Hester's simple job takes a grave turn when the woman dies during the night. And when a postmortem examination of the body reveals a lethal dose of medicine, Hester is charged with murder--punishable by execution.
The notorious case prese...more
Perry, Anne - 5th in Monk series
Nurse Hester Latterly finds herself well-suited for the position: accompany Mrs. Mary Farraline, an elderly Scottish lady with delicate health, on a short train trip to London. Yet Hester's simple job takes a grave turn when the woman dies during the night. And when a postmortem examination of the body reveals a lethal dose of medicine, Hester is charged with murder--punishable by execution.
The notorious case prese...more
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14+, interested in Victorians and murder mysteries
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I can't help but feel slightly geeky, giving a 4 star rating to a murder mystery. But Anne Perry is by far the best mystery writer I've ever come across. Her understanding of the Victorian Period - the fashions, the attitudes, the prejudices - is absolutely perfect and it shows in the books.
This is one of a series of books about a Victorian dectective (William Monk) with complete identity amnesia. He has had a terrible accident and he no longer knows his name, his job or his relative...more
This is one of a series of books about a Victorian dectective (William Monk) with complete identity amnesia. He has had a terrible accident and he no longer knows his name, his job or his relative...more
This book was given to me by a friend (Sue) upon the recommendation of another friend (Alison). I have some stress over this book, now, because I enjoyed this murder mystery by Anne Perry so much, I will have to find time to read all of the other books in the William Monk Mystery Series. Set in Victorian Great Britain, Anne Perry does an excellent job of bringing us into another era and place and engaging us with intriguing characters. The plot twists and turns. At times a bit over-the-top i...more
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This book in the William Monk series was interesting to me because Hester is accused of the murder of her charge, and the setting is Edinburgh, one of my favorite cities. However, the book gets mired down at the end with an overly complicated plot and outrageous family secrets. One family secret would have been fine, but Perry hit overkill in this book.
This was nicely dramatic. Hester is accused of murdering a patient, and Monk and Rathbone desperately try to find evidence that will clear her. Much of the action takes place in Edinburgh.
The author is still quite repetitious, although I'm trying to be forgiving since I'm reading these books close together, which amplifies the problem.
The murder mystery itself was interesting, but I think the author got a little carried away with the finale: there are multiple dramatic re...more
The author is still quite repetitious, although I'm trying to be forgiving since I'm reading these books close together, which amplifies the problem.
The murder mystery itself was interesting, but I think the author got a little carried away with the finale: there are multiple dramatic re...more
Exciting novel, as the reader has a personal connection to the accused in a way not present in the earlier novels. The mystery itself is satisfactory, although there are parts where Perry needs an editor's intervention; sometimes knowledge is gained without any explanation as to where it came from and occasionally details are incorrect or confusing. (E.g. at one point, Perry writes a character as talking to one man when the dialogue given makes it clear the person is talking to that man's siste...more
This William Monk mystery travels to Scotland where Hester Latterly awaits her fate in a murder case. Many interesting adventures highlight this novel one being the friendship of William Monk and Hester Latterly. As usual, Anne Perry does a superb job in presenting the setting and the characters, and in quietly exposing injustice. In this novel, we again encounter the public's opinion of nurses. Perry also shows the lack of reading skills of most people in the 1920's. The novel has many twi...more
When Hester Latterly is offered a job to accompany an elderly lady on a railway journey from Scotland to London it seems like a pleasant journey and an opportunity to see a part of the country she has not been in before. Her only real duty is to administer her patient's heart medicine. When her patient turns up dead of a double dose of the medicine, Hester is arrested and charged with her murder.
She turns to Oliver Rathbone to defend her and William Monk to find out who actually mu...more
She turns to Oliver Rathbone to defend her and William Monk to find out who actually mu...more
Nurse Hester Latterly is hired as a companion to an aging, wealthy Scottish woman. When Hester's charge dies of an overdose, Hester is charged with murder. William Monk fights desperately to solve the murder, while barrister Oliver Rathbone prepares her defense. Family secrets play a large part in this gripping thriller as two men fight against the clock to save Hester from the gallows. A great story!
Figuring out the reason for the original trip was easy, although not confirmed until the final pages. The little side twists and surprises were ok, but I found the overall story a little tedious.
I thoroughly enjoy reading these historical fiction stories because of the insight the author puts into the lifestyles through research. It is an easy way to avoid all the original research myself.
I thoroughly enjoy reading these historical fiction stories because of the insight the author puts into the lifestyles through research. It is an easy way to avoid all the original research myself.
All I really need to say about this book is I finished it, went straight to the computer, and ordered more books by Anne Perry. Although I’ve read other books by her in the past, this really is a humdinger – interesting, complex characters, a really puzzling plot, lots of surprises, and a real sense of danger.
It took me a long time to read this novel because it had such superfluous flowery descriptions that seemed unnecessary. The plot was really interesting but it took too long to get me really interested in it. It is a historical setting, but the writing seemed as though it was from the 19th century as well.
An enjoyable read. I liked the pace and the character development. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that it was somewhat formmulaic. Which peaks my couriosity to read more of her books to see if she writes the same stuff and just changes the names, etc. or if she has more breadth. Stay tuned.
Loved this audio version of the book-- even more than the printed version. I am off to the library tomorrow to get #6 --Cain His Brother--in the Monk series. Very disappointed that Audible does not have it available.
I had forgotten how much I liked the William Monk series. I've read all of them a while ago and would like to re-read them. This was just as good as reading it the first time around - of course, I had forgotten "who done it"!
Hester is accused of murdering an elderly female patient she is escorting to London on the train from Edinborough. Good read. Nice view of Scottish society of that period.
Started out a little slow, but fascinating story. Interesting twists and turns. However, how can a family have that many big secrets? Perry has such captivating stories.
This was one of my favorite Ann Perry's! I really like Hester and I loved Florence Nightengale on the witness stand. Very interesting read for this old retired nurse.
I can now mark five notches on my Anne Perry list of books read of the Inspector Monk series. The real draw in this one is the accusation that Hester Latterly, an ongoing character, has murdered one of her patients. I liked it very much, as I do all of the Monk books, but I did think that the mystery of who was responsible was somewhat predicatable, based on how Perry creates her criminal characters. They're getting easier to spot. Then again, I have about ten more Monk mysteries to go to test o...more
A murder mystery set in Victorian England I got sucked into when staying at my mother's. Not really very interesting.
Not my favorite of the series so far, but I did like the interactions between Monk and Hester in this book.
Always enjoy Anne Perry. In this one, Hester is charged with the murder of a woman in her care, and Rathbone and Monk come to her aid.
Anne Perry is back in my good graces. (I'm sure she'll be thrilled to hear).
The Monk & Hester relationship is beginning to get wearisome.
Interesting as ever. Love the series.
It had been too long since I read an Anne Perry book, so I gobbled this one up. Superb writing, as ever, that kept me guessing the whole time.
Not one of my favorite authors.
Enjoyed this - as always
A fairly typical Victorian-style era mystery. Of particular consequence is the excellent discourse in the courtroom and how it compares to our legal system rules today. Not to mention the suspect was brought to trial within what seemed like a week!! Lots of little surprises, scandolus secrets, never let you figure out who or why until they are revealed.
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Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is a British historical novelist.
Juliet took the name "Anne Perry", the latter being her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works gener...more
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Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is a British historical novelist.
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