Dark Tide Rising (William Monk Mystery, Book 24) av Anne Perry

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<p><b>DARK TIDE RISING is the 24th compelling mystery in the William Monk series, from the master of Victorian crime, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Anne Perry. ''Anne Perry''s Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction...truly remarkable'' <i>New York Times.</i></b><br><br>When Kate Exeter is kidnapped on the shore of the Thames, Commander William Monk is enlisted by her desperate husband to save her. Kate''s captors are demanding a ransom for her safe return and Monk and his most trusted men must arrange a secret handover in the dark slums of Jacob''s Island. But on the night someone betrays them and a brutal skirmish breaks out, leaving death and destruction in its wake . . .<br><br>Who is to blame for what went wrong? Monk senses tensions mount and no one knows who to trust. Then a whistle blower claims that the ransom money was embezzled funds that incriminate Kate''s husband, and the case takes on a whole new meaning...</p>