Courtroom Drama in Victorian England

This installment of the William Monk series is more courtroom drama than murder mystery. The book exposes the Victorian attitudes toward women's reproductive rights, a topic which is also timely todzy. ( )

Again a very good Victorian mystery with Monk.

This story started right out with a crime for William Monk to solve. Sad as it was, he solved it. The next case involves the death of Prudence Barrymore, a gentle woman, former nurse in the Crimea who is working in the hospital in London. Her death is tragic and hard to solve - at least correctly. Monk, Hester and Oliver Rathbone team up to race to find answers. (Hester knew Prudence in the Crimea, and goes undercover at the hospital to investigate.) ( )

Another well-written novel in the William Monk collection, Anne Perry really brings Victorian England to life. It is a real wake-up call being reminded that the idea of a woman training to be a doctor was such a laughable idea. How grateful I am to live in an era when a woman is appreciated for her intellectual abilities every bit as much (if not more) than her physical appearance. I don't want to give any spoilers but I was grateful that a barrister used his integrity over ambition. I'm looking forward to the next novel in the collection. ( )

En el hospital londinense Royal Free cada día se combate con la muerte; no con el asesinato. Así que el hallazgo del cadáver de Prudence Barrymore, una amable enfermera de buena familia, crea confusión y asombro. Pese a que la policía señala que Kristian Beck, un médico extranjero, es el culpable, la dirección del hospital encarga la investigación del caso a William Monk. Éste, junto a la enfermera y amiga de la víctima Hester Latterly y el brillante abogado defensor Oliver Rathbone, desvelará los secretos intereses que en ocasiones empañan la imparcialidad de la justicia.