The Face of a Stranger (William Monk, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Apr 20, 2019 Pam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: england, crime-fiction, 2019-books-read

AUTHOR Perry, Anne
TITLE The Face of a Stranger
DATE READ 04/20/19
RATING 4.5/B+
FIRST SENTENCE He opened his eyes and saw nothing but a pale grayness above him, uniform, like a winter sky, threatening and heavy.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Crime Fiction/1990/Random House/345 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 William Monk
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 64/111;
GROUP READ GR Mys
CHARACTERS William Monk/London police detective
TIME/PLACE Late 1850's/England
COMMENTS Another great entry by Anne P ...more

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Nov 18, 2024 Jen Pratt rated it really liked it

This book reminded me a bit of an Agatha Christie-type mystery. A man awakes in the hospital without any recollection of who he is or any aspect of his life. He knows how to do many things, but doesn’t recall where he lives or how he makes his living. He discovers that his name is William Monk and he is a police detective. He returns to work when he is physically feeling better, but still without his memory. He has to figure out the case while also trying to understand his own history. It’s a sl ...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Andy Plonka rated it really liked it

This book was touted as a read alike for S.J. Bolton's Sacrifice which it is not, although in both cases we don't know much about the main character's background and the style of writing is much different from Bolton. That being said it is an intriguing sort of mystery where the good guys and the bad are not always what they seem. ...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Lisa of Hopewell rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2013

WOW! Only "Gosford Park" has caught me so unaware of the ending!!!!!

Slueth in Victorian England? What's not to like and how did I miss this series??

The dowager lady Shelburne would not be known as "Lady Fabia" but as Lady Shelburne. ...more

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