{"product_id":"corridors-of-the-night-a-william-monk-novel-paperback","title":"Corridors of the Night: A William Monk Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling William Monk series. In \u003ci\u003eCorridors of the Night, \u003c\/i\u003enurse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to homicide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The monomaniacal Rand brothers--Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemist--are ruthless in their pursuit of a cure for what was then known as the fatal \"white-blood disease.\" In London's Royal Naval Hospital annex, Hester is tending one of the brothers' dying patients--wealthy Bryson Radnor--when she stumbles upon three weak, terrified young children, and learns to her horror that they've been secretly purchased and imprisoned by the Rands for experimental purposes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the Rand brothers are too close to a miracle cure to allow their experiments to be exposed. Before Hester can reveal the truth, she too becomes a prisoner. As Monk and his faithful friends--distinguished lawyer Oliver Rathbone and reformed brothel keeper Squeaky Robinson among them--scour London's grimy streets and the beautiful English countryside searching for her, Hester's time, as well as the children's, is quickly draining away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taut with intrigue and laced with white-knuckled terror, \u003ci\u003eCorridors of the Night \u003c\/i\u003eis Anne Perry at her magnificent, unforgettable best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCorridors of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" A] suspenseful, twisting narrative.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Anne Perry has once again evocatively and meticulously conjured up Victorian London. . . . This is one of her best as she continues probing . . . the dark impulses that haunt all human souls.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Pulls no punches and depicts Victorian London in all its corrupt glory.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Anne Perry and Her William Monk novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One of Ms. Perry's most engrossing books . . . gallops to a dramatic conclusion.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlind Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" Perry's] courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHuntington News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sunless Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcceptable Loss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Masterful storytelling and moving dialogue.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExecution Dock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" An] engrossing page-turner . . . There's no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlind Justice, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Angel Court Affair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath on Blackheath\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of a series of five World War I novels, as well as thirteen holiday novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Escape, \u003c\/i\u003e and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Ottoman Empire. Anne Perry lives in Scotland and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756340904224,"sku":"9780553391404","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58d96d1db09437fa32bddc26c7f39dbc.webp?v=1780078931","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/corridors-of-the-night-a-william-monk-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}