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    Execution Dock
    Execution Dock
    Execution Dock
    Audiobook12 hours

    Execution Dock

    Written by Anne Perry and David Colacci

    Narrated by David Colacci

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    About this audiobook

    On the bustling docks along the River Thames, Great Britain's merchant ships unload the treasures of the world. And here, in dank and sinister alleys, sex merchants ply their lucrative trade. The dreaded kingpin of this dark realm is Jericho Phillips, who seems far beyond the reach of the law. But when thirteen-year-old Fig is found with his throat cut, Commander William Monk of the River Police swears that Phillips will hang for this abomination. Monk's wife, Hester, draws a highly unusual guerrilla force to her husband's cause-a canny ratcatcher, a retired brothel keeper, a fearless street urchin, and a rebellious society lady. To one as criminally minded as Phillips, these folks are mere mosquitoes, to be sure. But as he will soon discover, some mosquitoes can have a deadly sting.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 26, 2016
    ISBN9781501911446
    Execution Dock
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    Anne Perry

    With twenty million books in print, ANNE PERRY's was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime', for more information about Anne and her books, visit: www.anneperry.co.uk

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    • 5/5
      Great read. Anne Perry is one of my favorite authors and this book is typical of her writing. I find her writing vivid, detailed and the pace varies with the events as they unfold. Her writing reminds me a little of Dickens (maybe it's because of the settings. I reach a point in her books where I don't want to put it down till I've finished.
    • 5/5
      The 16th book in the William Monk series is set up slightly different than the previous books which usually have a crime followed by a trial. Here we start with the trial followed by the investigation. I really like some of the newer characters that have been introduced into the series: Sutton, Scruff, Claudine, and Squeaky. They add a lot of color and authenticity to Monk's world. I also like the setting of the Thames and the River Police. They provide a new and interesting aspect to Victorian London.I especially liked the story arc for Sir Oliver Rathbone and I was happy to see how it ended. I'm curious to see how Margaret deals with the revelations in the next books. She did not fare so well in this book.As always, Monk and Hester are the heroes, but they had a lot of others to share their fame with. Jericho Phillips was an evil and disgusting villain. It was a book that kept me on the edge of my seat and I can't wait for the next one.
    • 4/5
      I was despairing of ever enjoying another William Monk book again but these last 2 books by Anne Perry have been EXCELLENT!

      She has changed up the order of the books, added more depth to her characters, and removed some of the endless introspection that was literally strangling the books.

      Well done, Anne Perry, well done!
    • 2/5
      I lost interest in this book. Thought is went on longer that necessary. A disappointing read.
    • 3/5
      This 16th installment in the series saw Monk and Hester pitted against their friend Oliver Rathbone who had been tricked into defending a Child pornographer. Because of Rathbone's talents in the court room, Monk and Hester have to work again to find a way to get Jericho Phillips, the pornographer, convicted of his crimes.The story seemed a bit thin this time, more a device to show the main characters' development than create the story.
    • 3/5
      A little disappointed with this one in the series. Plotting is a little tortured, and some of my favourite characters are unusually oblivious to the obvious.
    • 4/5
      I am a great fan of Anne Perry's William Monk series, but this one almost had me giving up. It takes her an inordinate amount of time to say the same things over and over again. We understand that Monk has identity issues. We understand he has an inferiority complex. We understand the complexities of his relationship with Oliver Rathbone. Good grief....get over it and get on with the book. It's #16, and while the author certainly needs to identify issues for 1st time readers, we don't need all 15 previous books worth of finger wringing.In this story, Monk's mentor Durbin is dead. Monk and his 2nd in command Orme, capture one of their top ten criminals - a notorious peddlar of pre-pubescent males for pornagraphic pictures and for catering to the 'needs' of gentlemen of Victorian England with the cash and discretion to participate in these sorts of activities.NO Spoilers, so this may be a little thin....Oliver Rathbone is hired to defend the wretch and Monk and Hester are called to testify.The ensuing trial and its aftermath add more and more plot twists, give us more of Perry's incredible insight into the mores of the period, and culminate in a great splash of an ending. Definitely worth reading if you're a Perry fan. If you're new to the series, it might do to start back a bit further.
    • 4/5
      Sixteenth in Anne Perry's series about William Monk. Monk was a policeman in Victorian London who lost his memory and becomes a private inquiry agent while learning how to live again. The more he learns about his past, the more he dislikes the man he was. Now, 8 years after his loss of memory, he is married and working for the River Police. He captures a man who he believes killed a boy, one of the man's string of boy prostitutes. Monk believes the case against Jericho Phillips is tight, but Oliver Rathbone, friend of the Monks, takes Phillips case and finds weaknesses that get Phillips released. Monk and his wife Hester must build a new case against Philips if they want to stop Phillips and his exploitation of young boys.As always, Perry depicts some of the worst parts of Victorian life, and that can be depressing. The plots are good, and the characters must deal with issues of trust. Worth reading.
    • 1/5
      Wasn't interested.
    • 5/5
      I have been a long time reader of Ms. Perry’s novels, and she is in fact my favourite author. Of all her series, my favourite is the William Monk series, and this book, without exaggeration, is the best of the lot! It has been three long years since we’ve had a William Monk novel, and this book left me breathless right until the end. Monk, Hester, and the Barrister Oliver Rathbone are on a mission to save the reputation of a great man, and to save the River Police where Monk is Commander. They are pitted against a truly evil man who exploits young boys in the worst ways possible. They have a lot of trouble proving it, and even more trouble getting someone to stand up against this evil man, but they persevere. We are exposed to blackmail, sexual exploitation, murder and all number of horrible things as Monk and Hester try to get the evidence they need to convict this monster. No one can make a reader actually live in the moment of the time of their story like Anne Perry. Mid-nineteenth century London is teeming with life in this book. Please don’t make us wait another three years for a William Monk book Ms. Perry.
    • 5/5
      Continuing the story from 'Shifting Tide' has Monk and Hester trying to find out why Insp Durban was killed and who is protecting the man who is running the prostitution and pornography trade on the river and docks. Hester's relationship with her friend Margaret is strained and will be interesting to see how that is handled in the next book. My only complaint is that Monk and Hester investigate independently of one another and I would like to see them work more closely together.
    • 5/5
      I got an ARC copy of this book, the first Monk mystery in three years, and I'm pleased to say that it was worth waiting for. The emotional and personal stakes for the characters in this book are high, probably the highest they've been in a long time--and it's probably no coincidence that this book has more in common with the darker, more urgent fare of the earlier Monks. Loyalties both old and new are questioned, and it's obvious that everyone involved feels this case very deeply. Perry pulls few punches in depicting the ugliness of the situations involved, and the consequences of putting personal motives and feelings first are made clear...even the heroes aren't immune to this. I still applaud Perry's choice to have Monk go into the River Police, even as he still struggles to find his place. That new post, though, with its quasi-maritime feel and the featuring of ordinary people and desperate situations opposes nicely the luxurious drawing rooms Thomas Pitt, in Perry's other series, haunts while investigating political crimes among society's utter elite.Measuring "Execution Dock" up against "Defend and Betray" and "Sins of the Wolf", my solid two five-star Monks, this one comes darn close.