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A Dangerous Mourning

A William Monk Novel #2

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A Dangerous Mourning

By: Anne Perry
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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About this listen

No breath of scandal has ever touched the aristocratic Moidore family—until Sir Basil’s beautiful widowed daughter is stabbed to death in her own bed, a shocking, incomprehensible tragedy.

Inspector William Monk is ordered to investigate in a manner that will give the least possible pain to the influential family. But Monk, brilliant and ambitious, is handicapped by lingering traces of amnesia and by the craven ineptitude of his supervisor, who would like nothing better than to see
Monk fail. With the help of nurse Hester Latterly, a progressive young woman who served with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea, Monk gropes warily through the silence and shadows that obscure the case, knowing that with each step he comes closer to the appalling truth.

©1991 Anne Perry (P)1995 Recorded Books Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives

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Critic reviews

"As tension mounts in the household and a handsome and disliked footman becomes a scapegoat, Monk covertly arranges to introduce Hester Latterly, who served with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea and has helped Monk before, as a nurse in the Moidore home. Although a grave miscarriage of justice occurs and Monk is dismissed from the police force for a matter of conscience, the strong-willed pair persists in pressing the case to its chilling conclusion." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens's eyes pop." ( New York Times Book Review)
"A richly textured, masterfully plotted, thoroughly enjoyable read." ( Kirkus Reviews)
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The way feelings are described and how people are portrayed is superb. Have heard story twice and each time gets better

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Where does A Dangerous Mourning rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Thought I would give Anne Perrys William Monk 'ago', this was the second book in this series I have listened to and I am hooked.
This story was engrossing right to the end and I actually gasped at the' reveal.'
You can feel the two main characters gaining respect for each other, and I'm sure they will get closer in time, which is another aspect to the story.
Davina Porters narration is pefect, she has a lovely lilt to her voice which encourages you to listen for hours.

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Dangerous Mourning?

The memorable moment was the reveal

What does Davina Porter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She has a lovely voice, not annoying at all

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When William was sacked, in my mind I was shouting at his boss ' YOU IDIOT' I hope back in Victorian times that the police force were not like you, but sadly I think they were

A dangerous mourning-very engrossing

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Another fantastic book in this series, good story pace and interesting historical details, I’m looking forward to the next in the series. The narrator is absolutely perfect !

Interesting and likable characters.

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A good solid listen from a competent writer. It?s all here: period detail and atmosphere; a well constructed plot and believable characters. If you like a mystery set in the nineteenth century; this one won?t let you down. Perhaps it?s a little slow and ponderous in parts and the ending is rather abrupt but the measured pace is in keeping with the period setting. Don?t start with this book though; they?re written to be listened to in series

An enjoyable listen.

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An enjoyable book. A bit slow and dragged out in places but overall an enjoyable listen. Would be nice to get some stories if the detective before he lost his memory.

Enjoyable

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