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Execution dock

When a thirteen-year-old boy is found floating in the river Thames with his throat slit, William Monk, superintendent of the Thames River Police, pursues a child pornographer who runs a sex ring using small boys. Monk's wife Hester and several memorable characters from Dark Assassin return in this richly complex story.

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  • "When a thirteen-year-old boy is found floating in the river Thames with his throat slit, William Monk, superintendent of the Thames River Police, pursues a child pornographer who runs a sex ring using small boys. Monk's wife Hester and several memorable characters from Dark Assassin return in this richly complex story"
  • "When a thirteen-year-old boy is found floating in the river Thames with his throat slit, William Monk, superintendent of the Thames River Police, pursues a child pornographer who runs a sex ring using small boys. Monk's wife Hester and several memorable characters from Dark Assassin return in this richly complex story."@en
  • "When a thirteen-year-old boy is found floating in the river Thames with his throat slit, William Monk, superintendent of the Thames River Police, pursues a child pornographer who runs a sex ring using small boys. Monk's wife Hester and several memorable characters from Dark Assassin return in this richly complex story."
  • "William Monk and his team are pursuing Jericho Phillips, a child pornographer who runs a sex ring from inside an old ship. When the body of a thirteen-year-old boy washes ashore and is revealed to be one of Phillips's victims, the need to convict Phillips gains new urgency. Monk is to learn, however, that finding and arresting this man is merely the first step."@en
  • ""L'imbarcazione della polizia fluviale sfreccia sulle acque scintillanti del Tamigi. A bordo il comandante William Monk è all'inseguimento della chiatta su cui fugge il sordido Jericho Phillips, sfruttatore di bambini sospettato di un omicidio. Ma dopo la cattura il peggio deve ancora venire. Al processo non è la giustizia a prevalere: un avvocato difende Jericho per conto di un cliente anonimo e ne ottiene il rilascio per insufficienza di prove. Monk non si dà per vinto e insieme alla moglie Hester riprende a indagare, addentrandosi nelle fosche profondità della metropoli londinese. Per scoprire che le tracce della misteriosa protezione offerta al criminale portano in alto, sempre più in alto, nel cuore della società vittoriana. Là dove si annida l'orrore più indicibile."--"
  • "It's 1864 and Inspector William Monk has finally captured Jericho Phillips, the man he suspects of killing a young mudlark and running a child prostitution ring. However at trial, justice does not prevail and Phillips is freed."
  • "In Execution Dock, Perry's first Monk novel in three years, we find ourselves on the bustling docks along the River Thames. Here the empire's great 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. On his floating brothel, sex slaves are forced to endure unspeakable acts. Now one such soul, thirteen-year-old Fig, is found with his throat cut, his tortured body tossed into the river."@en
  • "1864. Inspector William Monk, of the Thames River Police, must face a dangerous foe. He's finally captured Jericho Phillips, the man he suspects of brutally killing a young mudlark and running a child prostitution ring. In bringing Phillips to justice, Monk hopes to close down the ring and to avenge the memory of Durban, his old commander, who was determined to capture Phillips. At trial, however, justice does not prevail and Phillips is freed. Monk, determined to prove Phillips' guilt, begins the investigation again. But, as he ventures into London's murky underworld, he realises that Durban may have had his own reasons for pursuing Phillips and, shockingly, that secret support for Phillips may reach further into civilised society than anyone could ever imagine ..."
  • "1864 and Inspector William Monk has finally captured Jericho Phillips, the man he suspects of killing a young mudlark and running a child prostitution ring. However at trial justice does not prevail and Phillips is freed. Monk is determined to prove Phillips guilty and in London's murky underworld he finds civilised society also involved."
  • "Now superintendent of the Thames River Police Force, Monk is on the verge of closing the books on Jericho Phillips, a particularly nasty villain who specializes in child pornography. Monk and his team catch Phillips, but what appears to be an airtight murder case springs leaks and ends with the accused's acquittal."@en
  • "L'inspecteur Williams Monk doit faire face à un dangereux ennemi. Après avoir joué au chat et à la souris, il a finalement attrapé Jericho Philipps, principal suspect dans le meurtre de Water Figgis."

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  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Translations"
  • "Mystery and detective stories"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Mémoire coupable : inédit"
  • "Execution dock"@en
  • "Execution dock"
  • "Falsa inocencia"@es
  • "Falsa inocencia"
  • "Galgenfrist für einen Mörder Roman"
  • "Execution Dock : a novel"@en
  • "Galgenfrist für einen Mörder : Roman"
  • "Assassinio sul molo : romanzo"@it
  • "Execution dock : a novel"@en
  • "Execution dock : a novel"
  • "Execution dock a novel"@en
  • "Assassinio sul molo"
  • "Execution Dock"
  • "Execution Dock"@en
  • "Mémoire coupable"

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