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Title: Funeral in Blue by Anne Perry, David Colacci ISBN: 1-58788-739-8 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Characters, Mystery Meh...
Comment: I give the five stars for the exploration of the minds and hearts that Ms. Perry writes in Funeral in Blue. It's impressive that after more than a decade of writing these same characters, she always finds something else to bring to the light and explore, and thank God, nothing melodramatic like the things the mediocre writers resort to. We don't find out that Monk is the lost Duke of York, kidnapped at birth to replace a son lost to a Northumbrian fisherman and his wife. :-)
The characters skillfully have more brushstrokes painted within the outlines Anne Perry had written in books past, giving us more color and insight into them. I'm glad to see Monk taking up the quest for his past again--he seemed to have dropped the idea after "The Silent Cry", which somewhat annoyed me.
Hester and Monk appear to be settling into their relationship with more ease, but they haven't become complacent--there are still flashes of the sharp tongues we know they both possess. They have their roles at home worked out, and they're blessedly atypical, fitting those two perfectly.
Let's see. The mystery left me a little bit unsatisfied. I think this was more a character development novel of Perry's, rather than more mystery-oriented such as "Defend and Betray". For the most part, Perry seems to go for one or the other--rarely do we have lots of chracter development packaged tidily with a great mystery.
I've learned to accept that, and thus enjoy each Monk book. Predictably, the books since Monk and Hester's marriage have been more character oriented, and "Funeral" was no exception. I expected that, but the ending sort of came out of nowhere...that jarred me a bit. I somewhat expected the murderer to be who it turned out to be, but the ending seemed a bit quick and left me scratching my head in confusion.
Anyhow--I expected a character-development novel and got much more than I thought. So I can honestly give this book five stars--I think Ms. Perry looks more to develop her characters than to write the perfect mystery anyhow. Good entry in the series, and that's my two pence!
Rating: 5
Summary: A SUPERBLY NUANCED READING
Comment: Talented actor/director David Colacci gives a superbly nuanced reading to the 11th Victorian thriller by tireless Anne Perry. Much to the delight of her band of fans Ms. Perry brings back Hester and William Monk.
As many recall, William is a private investigator who has no recall of his life prior to an accident that occurred some six years ago. Hester, William's wife who once toiled along side Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War, is a nurse for Vienna born Dr. Kristian Beck whose wife, Elissa, and a second woman are brutally murdered in an artist's studio. Is the good doctor the killer as many are prone to believe? Or, is Elissa's untimely death tied to her time as a freedom fighter during Austria's mid nineteenth century revolution?
The Monks are called upon to solve this mystery by Lady Callandra who can barely conceal her love for Dr. Beck.
Once again Ms. Perry excels at her descriptions of period London as well as recalling social inequities that darkened England during those years.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very readable
Comment: Simply put. Likeable and interesting characters. Great period of time. Wouldn't call this a high-octane read, but enjoyable. Liked it enough to look into other Anne Perry novels.
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Title: Slaves of Obsession : A William Monk Novel by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449005925 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Death of a Stranger by ANNE PERRY ISBN: 0345440064 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Twisted Root by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804119368 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804117934 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Weighed in the Balance by Anne Perry ISBN: 0804115621 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 30 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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