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Funeral in Blue
Written by Anne Perry
Narrated by David Colacci
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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The headlines were gruesome: two beautiful women found strangled in the studio of a well-known London artist. To investigator William Monk and his wife Hester, the murders are a nightmare. One of the victims is an obscure artist's model. The other is the wife of Hester's cherished colleague, distinguished surgeon Dr. Kristian Beck, a Viennese emigre who swiftly becomes the principal suspect. With an intensity born of desperation, Hester, Monk, and their dear friend Lady Callandra Daviot, who cannot hide her deep love for the accused, seek evidence that will save Kristian from the hangman - hoping to penetrate not only the mystery of Elissa Beck's death... but the riddle of her life.
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Anne Perry
With twenty million books in print, ANNE PERRY's was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime', for more information about Anne and her books, visit: www.anneperry.co.uk
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Reviews for Funeral in Blue
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In the twelfth book in Anne Perry's Monk series, we find Monk and Hester investigating the murder of Dr. Kristian Beck's wife along with another woman. The two women are found in an artist studio with their necks broken. Monk works with his old nemesis Runcorn to find the murderer, building on the tentative accord they reached in the previous book.Each book seems to be getting better and better. They all start a bit slow as Ms. Perry builds each case detail by detail. I had no idea until the last few pages who the real murderer was though it made perfect sense. I missed Oliver Rathborn (who's in Italy), but the rest of the cast of characters make appearances. Now I'm eager to see how Lady Callandra and Kristian go forward. And there's a good cliffhanger about the central mystery to the series:
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Don't waste your time with this one - it's awful!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A mystery with a surprise ending I at least never guessed.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A good read, found out more about Monk and Hester and his relationship with his old partner. You also learn about the prejudices that existed during this timeframe and the struggles of those that lived it. There are also those who bravely fought for freedom that we sometimes take for granted. There are many layers to this book besides the fight for freedom: murder, mystery, courtroom drama and love affairs. You cannot ask for much more.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Kristian Beck, a doctor, loses his wife to murder. Everyone knows that Kristian is married, but no one has met his wife. Perry goes into the history of Kristian and Elissa Beck during the revolution in Austria in 1848. Perry also slips into the story the hatred and prejudice towards Jews. I thoroughly enjoy the glimpses of history, and the underlying currents of each period. Elissa Beck has fallen into the gambling pit, and has turned to an ex-lover to cover her losses. Krisian is arrested for the murder of his wife, but Sir Oliver Rathbone is away in Scotland and cannot defend Kristian. Kristian's father-in-law, Fuller Pendreigh, must defend him. The killer is a surprise, not who I expected. The cast of characters is impressive with the reappearance of Hester's brother and sister-in-law.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was a Hester and William Monk story. A friend of Hester's, a doctor's wife, is murdered in an artist's studio along with the artist's model. Interesting beginning. Then Hester's brother comes to her because he fears his wife is having an affair. Monk gets involved in solving the murder of the doctor's wife and must work with his old rival Runcorn. This novel was overlong in my opinion and had a lot of information that I would have skipped over if I had been reading it instead of listening to the audiobook.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another good William Monk novel. Anne Perry always has a good story that keeps you turning those pages.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I found Anne Perry's Funeral in Blue to be a very enjoyable Victorian mystery set in 1861 London. It is very atmospheric and the times are very much brought to life. It is only a few months past the Battle of Bull Run at the beginning of the American Civil War and William and Hester Monk have returned to London from a visit to America.There is a double murder to be solved, and William Monk is asked to work with Superintendent Runcorn of the police to investigate and solve the crime. They have a history of a rather contentious relationship and do not like each other. One part of the book I was pleased with though is that over the course of the novel they begin to see each other in a better light, and their long standing cold relationship thaws considerably. By the end one thinks better of both the characters. The ending was rather unexpected which is good - I didn't figure it out - but it was also not really the sort where you would go "oh of course" after the fact.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Investigator William Monk and his wife Hester become caught up in trying to solve the murders of two young women, one a doctor's wife and one a poor artist's model. The writing is good with many twists and turns but with a somewhat rushed and disappointing ending.