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When nurse Hestor Latterly accompanies the elderly Mrs Mary Farraline on a short trip to London, her only medical duty is to ensure her charming patient takes her heart medicine. But Mrs Farraline dies during the night. When her missing brooch 'turns up' in Hester's possession she is arrested for theft, until a post-mortem reveals a lethal dose of medicine in Mrs Farraline's body, and the charge becomes murder. Inspector William Monk must find a killer amongst the aloof Farraline clan, and in a Scottish courtroom the family's secrets will be exposed - or buried for ever.
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Anne Perry lives in Portmahomack, Scotland, and also writes the well-loved series featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt which has recently been adapted for television.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hester takes up a job as nursemaid in Edinburgh but finds herself accused of murder.
This is the last in a stack of Anne Perry's that I have and having finished this, I think it might be a while before I pick up another one. A problem is that a lot of the book is devoted to Hester's predicament. Unfortunately this lacks any real suspense as the outcome is fairly obvious. The family of the murder victim, the Farralines are interesting but Perry spends too much time away from them. The revelations at the climax hint at a darker, much more interesting novel, had the book focused on them more. Pitt and Hester also prove to be rather irritating this time. The developments in their relationship are handled well but Perry's descriptions of their heightened emotional states becomes very tiresome, as Perry tends to repeat herself over and over again. So,there is a good story here but it's overwhelmed by the regular characters.
This is the last in a stack of Anne Perry's that I have and having finished this, I think it might be a while before I pick up another one. A problem is that a lot of the book is devoted to Hester's predicament. Unfortunately this lacks any real suspense as the outcome is fairly obvious. The family of the murder victim, the Farralines are interesting but Perry spends too much time away from them. The revelations at the climax hint at a darker, much more interesting novel, had the book focused on them more. Pitt and Hester also prove to be rather irritating this time. The developments in their relationship are handled well but Perry's descriptions of their heightened emotional states becomes very tiresome, as Perry tends to repeat herself over and over again. So,there is a good story here but it's overwhelmed by the regular characters.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It shows the progression of the relationship between the characters and is just as amazing as the others in the series, brimming with wonderful detail, tension and excitment-exceeds your highest expectations!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Book delivered along with 2 others in the series. Not read yet, but these are good books. Bot much else to say.
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