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"The mysterious death of a railway magnate in a seedy London brothel sends William Monk on a journey which may also help him solve the riddle of his own past, concealed from him by amnesia."
"Hester Monk works with the women of the streets in Victorian London. The prostitutes are often seriously injured but when wealthy and respectable Nolan Baltimore, head of Baltimore and Sons is found dead in one of the area's brothels, Hester and her husband are forced to investigate. With calls for the police to clean up the streets, Hester decides she must intervene to protect these women. Meanwhile her husband, William Monk, has been approached by Katrina Harcus, who suspects that the company her fiancée works for, Baltimore and Sons may be guilty of fraud. As Monk endeavours to prevent a serious crime taking place, the link between the two cases becoming ever clearer. The time has come for Monk to confront his own demons even if it means losing all that he now holds dear."@en
"William Monk mystery."
"For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester Monk's clinic is a lifeline, especially welcome since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. At the moment, however, the mysterious death of railway magnate Nolan Baltimore in a sleazy neighborhood brothel overshadows all else. Meanwhile, brilliant P.I. William Monk acquires a new client, a mysterious beauty who asks him to ascertain whether her fiancé, an executive in Nolan Baltimore's thriving railway firm, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices that could ruin him. As Hester ventures into violent streets to learn who is brutally abusing her patients, Monk journeys into the English countryside, where the sight of tracks stretching into the distance revives memories once stripped from his consciousness by amnesia--as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding."@en
"For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester Monk's clinic is a lifeline, especially welcome since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. At the moment, however, the mysterious death of railway magnate Nolan Baltimore in a sleazy neighborhood brothel overshadows all else. Meanwhile, brilliant P.I. William Monk acquires a new client, a mysterious beauty who asks him to ascertain whether her fiancé, an executive in Nolan Baltimore's thriving railway firm, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices that could ruin him. As Hester ventures into violent streets to learn who is brutally abusing her patients, Monk journeys into the English countryside, where the sight of tracks stretching into the distance revives memories once stripped from his consciousness by amnesia--as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding."
"For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester Monk's clinic is a lifeline, providing medicine, food, and a modicum of peace--especially welcome since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. At the moment, however, the mysterious death of railway magnate Nolan Baltimore in a sleazy neighborhood brothel overshadows all else. Whether he fell or was pushed, the shocking question in everyone's mind is: What was such a pillar of respectability doing in a seedy place of sin? Meanwhile, brilliant private investigator William Monk acquires a new client, a mysterious beauty who asks him to ascertain beyond a shadow of a doubt whether or not her fiancé, an executive in Nolan Baltimore's thriving railway firm, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices that could ruin him. As Hester ventures into violent streets to learn who is responsible for the brutal abuse of her patients, Monk embarks upon a journey into the English countryside, where the last rails are being laid for a new line. But the sight of tracks stretching into the distance revives memories once stripped from his consciousness by amnesia--as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding."@en
"Para las prostitutas de Leather Lane, la enfermera Hester Monk es la única tabla de salvación. Además de velar por su salud, les ofrece apoyo moral cuando el violento clima del barrio se ve agravado con un asesinato: el del magnate Nolan Baltimore en un burdel. Al mismo tiempo, el investigador William Monk, esposo de Hester, recibe la visita de una misteriosa y bella mujer que sospecha que tras el homicidio se halla un fraude de grandes dimensiones. A medida que Monk se sumerge en el caso, afloran a su memoria recuerdos que creía relegados al olvido y cuya presencia lo empujan a una situación límite."
""The tragic death of a railway magnate in a sleazy brothel has shocked high society. Meanwhile, private investigator William Monk acquires a mysterious new client who asks him to ascertain beyond the shadow of a doubt whether of not her fiancé, a railway-firm executive, has become enmeshed in fradulent practices. And so Monk embarks upon a journey that will revive memories stripped from his consciousness by amnesia --as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding"--P. [4] of cover."
"Private investigator William Monk's long-secret past comes back to haunt him when the sight of new railroad tracks being laid revives nearly unbearable memories, while his wife, Hester, a nurse who operates a clinic for prostitutes in Victorian London, embarks on a dangerous mission to find out who is abusing her clients."@en
"19th century London: Hester Monk's voluntary work is increasingly demanding. Every night, she tends to women of the streets who have been injured or become ill as a result of their trade. Now a body has been discovered in one of the brothels. The dead man is none other than the respectable Nolan Baltimore, head of Baltimore and Sons, a successful railway company. Meanwhile Hester's husband, William, a private investigator, has been approached by Katrina Harcus, who suspects that the company her fiance works for may be guilty of fraud. That company is Baltimore and Sons. With the link between the two cases becoming ever clearer, Monk faces some staggering revelations."@en
"Private detective William Monk is hired by a mysterious client who wants him to discover whether or not her fiancé, a railway firm executive, engages in fraudulent practices, a case that brings Monk face to face with his past."@en

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"Mystery fiction"@en
"Mystery fiction"
"History"@en
"Mystery"
"Detective and mystery stories"@en
"Detective and mystery stories"
"Spanish language materials"
"Fiction"@en
"Fiction"
"Historical fiction"@en
"Historical fiction"
"Crime fiction"@en
"Electronic books"@en
"Large type books"@en
"Powieść kryminalna angielska"@pl

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"Tod eines Fremden"
"Muerte de un extrano"
"Tod eines Fremden (Roman)"
"Death of a Stranger"@en
"Muerte de un extraño"@es
"Muerte de un extraño"
"Śmierć nieznajomego"
"Śmierć nieznajomego"@pl
"Tod eines Fremden : Roman"
"Death of a stranger"@en
"Death of a stranger"
"Death of a stranger : a William Monk novel"
"Death of a stranger : a William Monk novel"@en
"Tod eines Fremden Roman"
"Death of a Stranger / William Monk Bk.13"
"Death of a stranger : A William Monk mystery"

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