A Dangerous Mourning

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Anne Perry

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Pages: 330 (Hardcover)

ISBN: 0449905543

Pub: Fawcett Books

Pub date: 1991-09

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 921897

Reader Reviews:

Not an encouraging introduction to Anne Perry (2/2 people found this helpful)

This was the first Anne Perry novel I had read and I'm afraid it does not encourage me to read any more. It was tedious and over-long. To come to it cold, not having read the previous Monk novel, meant that the reader was left in the dark as to what the Menard Grey case (which starts in the middle) is all about. It was never explained. The background was poorly researched and the mistakes were elementary and irritating. Barristers work from chambers, not offices, and in 1857 these would have been in the Temple or in one of the Inns of Court, not in "Vere Street off Lincoln's Inn Fields"; they had to be instructed through a solicitor - Mr Rathbone could have been disbarred for receiving a half-guinea fee directly from a lay client. Murder carried an automatic death sentence in the mid-19th century and transportation (not "deportation"!) was not a sentencing option, however much the jury pleaded for leniency. In the last chapter, the charges would have been perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice - not murder. All in all, sloppy writing and a long way to go to reach the solution, which was hardly a surprise to the reader even if Mr Monk was baffled. Nice characterisation, though and her style is good.

A great period murder mystery (28/29 people found this helpful)

Great period atmosphere, excellent story with a good twist at the end. Should delight anyone who's run out of Ellis Peters / Edith Pargeter books. HOWEVER - you need to read these Inspector Monk books in the correct order. His memory returns as the series progresses. Especially do not read this second book until you have read the first - 'The Face of a Stranger' - as the first few pages will spoil it. [#3 'Defend and Betray', #4 'A Sudden Fearful Death]

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