Автор - Anne Perry
El Brillo de la Seda
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
En la turbulenta Constantinopla del siglo XIII, una joven busca la verdad tras el exilio de su hermano.Anna Zarides llega a Constantinopla disfrazada de eunuco dispuesta a dedicarse a la medicina. Desde el momento en que llega a la ciudad, amenazada por las cruzadas, Anna pasa a ser Anastasio.Sin embargo, el viaje encierra un secreto: su hermano gemelo, Justiniano, ha sido acusado de asesinar al emperador Besarión, y ella desea probar su inocencia. Mientras tanto, Constantinopla está bajo el asedio de las tropas de Carlos de Anjou, y Anna aprovecha la oportunidad de salvar a su hermano.
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El Equilibrio De La Balanza
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Sir Oliver Rathbone es un serio abogado de la época victoriana, que nunca se mezcla en asuntos turbios. Por ello, todo el mundo se extraña cuando acepta defender a la condesa Zorah Rostova, acusada de difamación por haber insinuado que la princesa Gisela ha matado a su esposo, el príncipe Friedrich. El detective William Monk es el encargado de investigar el caso. Tras determinar que sí hubo asesinato, debe descubrir el motivo e identificar al culpable. El equilibrio de la balanza es una nueva incursión de Anne Perry en las luces y las sombras de la Inglaterra victoriana.
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El Grito Silencioso
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
El respetable abogado Leighton Duff aparece muerto a golpes en un sórdido callejón. A su lado, se encuentra el cuerpo moribundo de Ryhs, su hijo. La policía no es capaz de profundizar en el caso hasta que aparece en escena el sagaz inspector William Monk, que intuye una relación entre este suceso y una serie de violaciones y palizas a prostitutas. Sorprendentemente, se cierne la sospecha de que ha sido el propio Ryhs quien ha matado a su padre.En los barrios bajos del Londres victoriano los ciudadanos llevan a cabo sus más vergonzosos y secretos negocios. Con dinero se puede conseguir cualquier cosa pero, a veces, el precio a pagar es la propia vida…
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El pasado vuelve a Connemara
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Los planes de Emily Radley para Navidad quedan en nada cuando se entera de que su tía Susannah se está muriendo. A pesar de que no tenían mucha relación, Emily decide ir hasta Irlanda para acompañarla en sus últimos días. A su vez, Daniel, el único superviviente de un naufragio a causa de una tormenta, busca cobijo en el hogar de Susannah. Emily acabará irremediablemente envuelta en la investigación de la muerte sin resolver de Connor, otra víctima de un naufragio, varios años atrás, y lo que descubrirá es que algunas personas serán capaces de hacer cualquier cosa para mantener a salvo sus secretos.
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El Rostro De Un Extraño
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Su nombre es William Monk, su profesión, detective de la policía. Eso, al menos, es lo que le dicen cuando despierta en un hospital londinense, ya que él no recuerda nada. Al parecer, el carruaje en que viajaba volcó y como consecuencia de este accidente el cochero murió y él quedó malherido. Tras pasar tres semanas inconsciente y otras tantas de convalecencia, Monk recupera la salud, pero no la memoria. Su primer caso cuando se reincorpora en el cuerpo de policía es el brutal asesinato de Joscelin Grey, un héroe de la guerra de Crimea que fue golpeado hasta morir en sus aposentos. Se trata de un asunto delicado, pues la familia de la víctima no está dispuesta a que un simple plebeyo hurgue en sus intimidades. Sin embargo, Monk no se deja amilanar y, mientras busca una clave que ilumine su propio pasado, empieza a investigar entre las amistades de Grey.
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Execution Dock
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
1864 and, once again, Inspector William Monk, now of the Thames River Police, must face a dangerous foe. After a game of cat and mouse, Monk has finally captured Jericho Philipps, main suspect in the brutal slaying of mudlark Water 'Fig' Figgis. In doing so he believes that he has taken the first step in bringing to justice the man responsible for running an evil child prostitution ring and avenged the memory of Durban, his old commander, who was convinced of Philipps' guilt. When Philipps comes to trial however all does not run smoothly. Oliver Rathbone, Monk's friend, is hired anonymously to represent Philipps and he immediately casts doubts over the police case. The result is that Philipps is swiftly freed. Monk, determined to prove Philipps' guilt, begins the investigation again. But as he ventures deeper into London's murky underworld, he realises that Durban may have had another reason for pursuing Philipps and, even more worryingly, that Philipps' depraved tastes reach further into civilised society than anyone could have ever imagined!
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Falsa inocencia
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
El inspector William Monk, ahora miembro de la Policía Fluvial del Támesis, se enfrenta a un enemigo muy peligroso: Jericho Phillips, sospechoso de dirigir una extensa red de prostitución infantil. Sin embargo, tras el juicio, Phillips es liberado. Decidido a probar su culpabilidad, Monk reabre el caso; pero a medida que se sumerge en los bajos fondos de Londres se percata de que el misterioso apoyo que recibe Phillips proviene de altas esferas de la sociedad. Con el apoyo de su esposa Hester, William Monk se enfrenta al más peligroso y escurridizo criminal de toda su carrera.
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Seven Dials
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty’s Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful and notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. Pitt’s orders are to protect-at all costs-the good name of the third person in the garden: senior cabinet minister Saville Ryerson. This distinguished public servant, whispered to be Ayesha’s lover, insists that she is as innocent as Pitt himself is. Pitt’s journey to uncover the truth takes him from Egyptian cotton fields to the insidious London slum called Seven Dials, to a packed London courtroom where shocking secrets will at last be revealed.
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The Face of a Stranger
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Perry's new hero is William Monk, a Victorian London police detective whose memory has vanished because of an accident. Trying to hide that fact, Monk returns to work and is assigned to the murder case of an exalted war hero. Slowly, the darkness fades as each new revelation leads Monk to a terrifying conclusion.
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The Sheen of the Silk
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
New York Times bestselling novelist Anne Perry, the undisputed Queen of Victorian mysteries and the author of an acclaimed series set during World War I, now broadens her canvas with her first major stand-alone book – an epic historical novel set in thirteenth-century Constantinople, where a woman must live a lie in her quest to uncover the truth. Arriving in the ancient Byzantine city in the year 1273, Anna Zarides has only one mission: to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill Bessarion, a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, using her skills as a physician to manoeuver close to the key players involved in her brother's fate. With her medical practice thriving, Anna crosses paths with Zoe Chrysaphes, a devious noblewoman with her own hidden agenda, and Giuiliano Dandolo, a ship's captain conflicted not only by his mixed Venetian-Byzantine heritage but by his growing feelings for Anastasius. Trying to clear her brother's name, Anna learns more about Justinian's life and reputation – including his peculiar ties to Bessarion's beautiful widow and his possible role in a plot to overthrow the emperor. This leaves Anna with more questions than answer, and time is running out. For an even greater threat lies on the horizon: Another Crusade to capture the Holy Land is brewing, and leaders in Rome and Venice have set their sights on Constantinople for what is sure to be a brutal invasion. Anna's discoveries draw her inextricably closer to the dangers of the emperor's treacherous court – where it seems that no one is exactly who he or she appears to be. Richly detailed and finely wrought, The Sheen on the Silk is a bold and brilliant work that affirms Anne Perry's talent as a master storyteller.
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The Silent Cry
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Deep in London's dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful business. For a price, a man could procure whatever he wanted, but it happened now and then that the price he paid was his life.Now, in sunless Water Lane, respected solicitor Leighton Duff lies dead, kicked and beaten to death. Beside him lies the barely living body of his son, Rhys. The police cannot fathom these brutal assaults until shrewd investigator William Monk uncovers a connection between them and a series of rapes and beatings of local prostitutes. Then, shockingly, it begins to appear that young Rhys may have killed his own father…
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The Sins of the Wolf
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
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 presents detective William Monk with a daunting task: find a calculating killer amongst the prominent and coolly unassailable Farraline clan. Since Hester must be tried in Edinburgh, where prejudice against her runs high, there is little that the highly skilled barrister Oliver Rathbone can do to help. He can only try to direct her Scottish lawyer from the frustrating sidelines, and pray that Hester will not be sent to the gallows…
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