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Anne Perry
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Pages: 374 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0449908496
Pub: Fawcett Books
Pub date: 1998-10
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 665782
Reader Reviews:
Excellent, but.... (14/14 people found this helpful)
Readers should be aware that this is the SAME book as Breach of Promise by Anne Perry. Published under a different title presumably for the US market. BEWARE!
OK, Anne. . .where are the last six pages??? (7/7 people found this helpful)
I don't think I could ever totally trash any book that Anne writes. As usual, Oliver, Hester, and William make a great team, and the big surprise that comes right after the murder midway through the book made me gasp out loud. . .as did the resolution of the subplot involving the investigative work William does for Miss Jackson. But when I turned the last page, I said to myself, "Hold on here! Is this case concluded or not?" Frankly, half the fun of seeing the mystery solved is the big final scene where the big society person gets exactly what's coming to him or her. Well, I checked to see if any pages had been torn out of my library copy of the book. Nope. All I can say is, "Anne, don't be in such a big hurry to get your book to the publisher next time." This one suffers from the same thing that made me stop reading John Grisham--a hurried ending that leaves significant pieces of the plot unresolved. Resolve the mystery next time and keep us guessing about the relationships, not vice versa. Anne, you've done better. . .and you can do it again:)
The book was very good, except the mystery wasn't concluded. (2/3 people found this helpful)
The mystery wasn't one of her best, but it wasn't too bad. The blossomed relationship between Monk and Hester made up for it. I felt that it ended to abruptly, and the mystery was left open, which wasn't that great. Overall, it was a pretty good book. I can't wait for the next!
I'm casting the movie! (2/3 people found this helpful)
I've decided it's time to cast the William Monk movie! Easy. Ciaran Hind, that dark, brooding, wonderful Anglo-Irish stage actor, is Monk. The lovely, spirited Juliet Stevenson is Hester Latterly. Jeremy Northam should be quite dashing as Sir Oliver Rathbone.Gemma Jones has the right authority and spunk to be Lady Callandra Daviot. Well! I can't wait for the movie!
Enormously Satisfying!!!! (2/2 people found this helpful)
Anne Perry is marvelous! She manages to add just the right amount of information to her books that leaves you tingling with anticiption of the next book. Breach of Promise is definitely toward the top on my list of favorites. The Monk novels are just wonderful!
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