The Sins of the Wolf A William Monk Novel |
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Author:
| Perry, Anne |
Series title: | William Monk Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-345-51400-4 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Ballantine Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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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-punishable by execution. This notorious case presents detective William Monk with a daunting task: find a...
More DescriptionNurse 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-punishable by execution.
This notorious case presents detective William Monk with a daunting task: find a calculating killer among the prominent and coolly unassailable Farraline clan-and try to save Hester from the gallows.