Perry, Anne. Dark assassin.PERRY, Anne. Dark assassin. Read by David Colacci. 8 tapes. 12 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. 1-59600-280-8. $87.25. Vinyl; plot notes. A The 15th entry in the William Monk series, set in London in the 1860s, finds the intrepid copper in a boat on patrol as a superintendent of the Thames River Police. Suddenly his attention is drawn to a couple perilously near the railing on the Waterloo Bridge This article is about the bridge in London. For other uses, see Waterloo Bridge (disambiguation). Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. . They tumble into the roiling waters but Monk cannot save them. Both Mary Havilland and her fiance Toby Argyll Argyll or Argyllshire, former county, W central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Argyll was divided between the new Highland and Strathclyde regions in 1975, with most of the county becoming part of Strathclyde. are dead--suicide, accident, or murder? There are plenty of suspects. Colacci gives the story the full-voiced treatment. He is especially good at the many dialects, both guttural guttural /gut·tur·al/ (gut´er-il) faucial; pertaining to the throat. gut·tur·al adj. Of or relating to the throat. guttural pertaining to the throat. Cockney Cockney Bow Bells famous bell in East End of London; “only one who is born within the bell’s sound is a true Cockney.” [Br. Hist.: NCE, 347] Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. and pompous pom·pous adj. 1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders. 2. upper crust. His women and children are convincing also. The story moves along smartly through tunnels, trial scenes, Monk's wife Hester's surgery, pickpockets on riverboats, drownings, and the wife of an MP who gets drunk on lemonade. Nothing new here, but an enjoyable entry in the series with its period details and class distinctions. Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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