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Corridors of the Night
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020$a9780553391398
100$aPerry, Anne
245$aCorridors of the Night$hEBOOK$kElektronische Ressource
260$bRandom House Digital
300$a288 S.
337$aebook
520$aAnne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her<i>New York Times</i> bestselling William Monk series. In <i>Corridors of the Night,</i>nurse 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.<br><br>The monomaniacal Rand brothersâ"Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemistâ"are ruthless in their pursuit of a cure for what was then known as the fatal âwhite-blood disease." In Londonâs Royal Naval Hospital annex, Hester is tending one of the brothersâ dying patientsâ"wealthy Bryson Radnorâ"when she stumbles upon three weak, terrified young children, and learns to her horror that theyâve been secretly purchased and imprisoned by the Rands for experimental purposes.<br><br>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 friendsâ"distinguished lawyer Oliver Rathbone and reformed brothel keeper Squeaky Robinson among themâ"scour Londonâs grimy streets and the beautiful English countryside searching for her, Hesterâs time, as well as the childrenâs, is quickly draining away.<br><br>Taut with intrigue and laced with white-knuckled terror, <i>Corridors of the Night</i>is Anne Perry at her magnificent, unforgettable best.<br><br><b>Praise for Anne Perry and Her William Monk novels</b><br><b></b><br><b><i>Blood on the Water</i></b><br><b></b><br>âOne of Ms. Perryâs most engrossing books . . . gallops to a dramatic conclusion."<b>â"<i>The Washington Times</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>Blind Justice</i></b><br><b></b><br>â[Perryâs] courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow."<b>â"<i>Huntington News</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>A Sunless Sea</i></b><br><br>âAnne Perryâs Victorian mysteries are marvels."<b>â"<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><b></b><br><b><i>Acceptable Loss</i></b><br><b></b><br>âMasterful storytelling and moving dialogue."<b>â"<i>The Star-Ledger</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>Execution Dock</i></b><br><br>â[An] engrossing page-turner . . . Thereâs no one better at using words to paint a scene and then fill it with sounds and smells than Anne Perry."<b>â"<i>The Boston Globe</i></b>
546$aEnglisch
856$uhttp://www.onleihe.de/verbund_brandenburg/frontend/mediaInfo,55-0-400668449-100-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html$yebook- Download hier$zTitel nur digital verfügbar; zum Downloaden bitte hier klicken!

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Corridors of the Night
Kategorie Beschreibung
078eebook
100 Perry, Anne
331 Corridors of the Night
412 Random House Digital
425a2015
433 288 S.
516aEnglisch
540a9780553391398
655zTitel nur digital verfügbar; zum Downloaden bitte hier klicken!
655yebook- Download hier
655uhttp://www.onleihe.de/verbund_brandenburg/frontend/mediaInfo,55-0-400668449-100-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html
750uAnne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her<i>New York Times</i> bestselling William Monk series. In <i>Corridors of the Night,</i>nurse 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.<br><br>The monomaniacal Rand brothersâ€"Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemistâ€"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 patientsâ€"wealthy Bryson Radnorâ€"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.<br><br>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 friendsâ€"distinguished lawyer Oliver Rathbone and reformed brothel keeper Squeaky Robinson among themâ€"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.<br><br>Taut with intrigue and laced with white-knuckled terror, <i>Corridors of the Night</i>is Anne Perry at her magnificent, unforgettable best.<br><br><b>Praise for Anne Perry and Her William Monk novels</b><br><b></b><br><b><i>Blood on the Water</i></b><br><b></b><br>“One of Ms. Perry’s most engrossing books . . . gallops to a dramatic conclusion."<b>â€"<i>The Washington Times</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>Blind Justice</i></b><br><b></b><br>“[Perry’s] courtroom scenes have the realism of Scott Turow."<b>â€"<i>Huntington News</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>A Sunless Sea</i></b><br><br>“Anne Perry’s Victorian mysteries are marvels."<b>â€"<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><b></b><br><b><i>Acceptable Loss</i></b><br><b></b><br>“Masterful storytelling and moving dialogue."<b>â€"<i>The Star-Ledger</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>Execution Dock</i></b><br><br>“[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."<b>â€"<i>The Boston Globe</i></b>
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