Dark Tide Rising: A William Monk Novel

Dark Tide Rising: A William Monk Novel

â€œRiveting . . . one of the seriesâ€™ more powerful recent entries.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

When a ransom exchange turns deadly in this thrilling mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men.

Jacobâ€™s Island is a broken-down waterside slum, a place of perpetual gloom where Monk is just as likely to lose a man to the mud and tides as to the criminals who hide in the shadows. Kidnappers have chosen this warren of tunnels and alleys as the site of a ransom exchange for Kate Exeter, the wife of wealthy real estate developer Harry Exeter. Harry asks the Thames River Police to secretly accompany him to the spot and ensure that no harm comes to him or his captive wife. But on arrival, Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans.

As Monk follows leads from Kateâ€™s worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems undeniable that one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his right-hand man John Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count onâ€”but who is also hiding a dreadful secret. As the case runs into a series of deadly obstructions, Monk must choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the mysteryâ€”and to figure out where his menâ€™s loyalty really lies.

Praise for Dark Tide Rising

â€œPerry makes cunning work of the plot, which raises issues of trust and loyalty whileÂ driving home a grim message about the vulnerability of women who entrust their fortunes to unscrupulous men.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œOne of the most successful of prolific Perryâ€™s recent Victorian melodramas.Â The opening chapters are appropriately portentous, the mystification is authentic, and if the final surprise isnâ€™t exactly a shock, itâ€™sÂ so well-prepared that even readers who donâ€™t gasp will nod in satisfaction.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-09-18
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-09-18
Format	Kindle eBook

Dark Tide Rising: A William Monk Novel

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