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The shifting trade

Commissioned to find the precious cargo of ivory stolen by river thieves from the hold of Clement Louvain's ocean-going schooner, private enquiry agent William Monk is intrigued by his new surroundings. The waterfront of the River Thames is a world unto itself, but without the help of the famed River Police, Monk hardly stands a chance of retrieving the ivory or tracking down the murderous men who killed an innocent crew member while robbing Louvain's ship.

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  • "Commissioned to find the precious cargo of ivory stolen by river thieves from the hold of Clement Louvain's ocean-going schooner, private enquiry agent William Monk is intrigued by his new surroundings. The waterfront of the River Thames is a world unto itself, but without the help of the famed River Police, Monk hardly stands a chance of retrieving the ivory or tracking down the murderous men who killed an innocent crew member while robbing Louvain's ship."@en
  • "William Monk knows London's streets like the back of his hand; after all, they are where he earns his living. But the river Thames and its teeming docks, where towering schooners and clipper ships unload their fabulous cargoes and wharf rats and night plunderers ply their trades, is unknown territory."@en
  • "William Monk knows London's streets like the back of his hand; after all, they are where he earns his living. But the river Thames and its teeming docks, where towering schooners and clipper ships unload their fabulous cargoes and wharf rats and night plunderers ply their trades, is unknown territory."
  • "Commissioned to find the thief who stole valuable ivory from Clement Louvain's ship and murdered one of his men, William Monk is on unfamiliar territory. Without knowledge of the river Thames and its customs, how can Monk solve the case?"
  • "'The Shifting Tide' is the latest William Monk mystery novel from the pen of well-known author Anne Perry."@en
  • "Commissioned to find the thief who stole valuable ivory from Clement Louvain's ship and murdered one of his men, William Monk is on unfamiliar territory. Without knowledge of the river Thames and its customs, how can Monk solve the case? Meanwhile Hester's work at Portpool Lane is encountering financial difficulties. Sick prostitutes are arrving daily, and food and medicine are running out. When a man arrives promising to pay a huge sum for the care of one particular woman, Hester is astonished to find he is none other than Clement Louvain. Who is the woman he is helping, and why is he offering so much?"
  • "Commissioned to find the thief who stole valuable ivory from Clement Louvain's ship and murdered one of his men, William Monk is on unfamiliar territory. Without knowledge of the river Thames and its customs, how can Monk solve the case? Meanwhile Hester's work at Portpool Lane is encountering financial difficulties. Sick prostitutes are arrving daily, and food and medicine are running out. When a man arrives promising to pay a huge sum for the care of one particular woman, Hester is astonished to find he is none other than Clement Louvain. Who is the woman he is helping, and why is he offering so much?"@en
  • "Reluctantly accepting an assignment to investigate an ivory cargo theft along the Thames, Victorian sleuth William Monk wonders why his client elected not to report the crime to police."
  • "William Monk is investigating the theft of ivory from the ship Maude Idris. Meanwhile, Hester Monk faces problems at the Portpool Lane refuge. Sick prostitutes are arriving daily and medicines are running out. When the Captain of the Maude Idris turns up offering to pay an enormous sum for the care of one woman, Hester and William need to find out what this man is hiding."@en
  • "William Monk knows London's streets like the back of his hand; after all, they are where he earns his living. But the river Thames and its teeming docks is unknown territory. Only dire need persuades him to accept an assignment from shipping magnate Clement Louvain to investigate the theft of a cargo of African ivory from Louvain's recently docked schooner."@en
  • "Private enquiry agent William Monk is retained by shipping magnate Clement Louvain to investigate the theft of African ivory from a recently-docked schooner. His investigation blends into his wife Hester's work in her clinic for street women when Louvain brings a desperately ill woman to the clinic, and she appears to hold the key to the theft, as well as a series of shipboard deaths."@en

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  • "History"
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  • "Historical fiction"
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  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
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  • "The shifting trade"@en
  • "The Shifting Tide"@en
  • "The shifting tide"
  • "The shifting tide"@en
  • "The shifting tide a novel"

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