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    Dark Tide Rising
    Dark Tide Rising
    Dark Tide Rising
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    Dark Tide Rising

    Written by Anne Perry

    Narrated by David Colacci

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    When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men. Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the meeting place, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans--and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter. As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems inevitable that one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his trusted right-hand man Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count on. Even as they identify one of the kidnappers, the case runs into hurdle after hurdle, causing Monk to choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the case--and figure out where his men's loyalty really lies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 18, 2018
    ISBN9781980004721
    Dark Tide Rising
    Author

    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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    • 1/5
      A boring and dull narrator that shouldn’t be employed to ruin a good book
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It was a page turner for me.Ree
    • 4/5
      Dark Tide Rising is really Monk's book, with Hester making only a cameo appearance. Monk is pulled into the search for a wealthy man's kidnapped wife by Oliver Rathbone. The mission takes Monk and his team deep into one of the most dangerous places on the Thames, and chaos ensues. Monk, always a little wary of everyone because of his memory loss, must wonder how much a person really knows his fellows. The story was full of the usual twists that I've come to expect from Anne Perry and is a worthy addition to the Inspector Monk series.I received a copy from LibraryThings Early Reviewers.
    • 4/5
      Jacob’s Island is a broken-down waterside slum where Monk loses a man in the shadows. Kidnappers the site of a ransom exchange for Kate Exeter, the wife of wealthy real estate developer Harry Exeter. Harry asks the Thames River Police to secretly accompany him to the spot and ensure that no harm comes to him or his captive wife. However, Monk and five of his best men are ambushed from all side upon their arrival. Monk has to now uncover who had given away their plans.Monk follows leads from Kate’s worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, he has to consider that it may have been one of his own men. Monk looks into their pasts and realizes how little he knew about them including his right-hand man John Hooper, the one he could look to —but who also hid a dreadful secret. As the case runs into obstacles, Monk has to choose between his own safety, the chance to solve the mystery—and to determine his teams’ loyalty.It was a good mystery. The only con I have is to read more Monk series to have a good background to the character.
    • 4/5
      Efforts to solve a crime are clouded by issues of trust within the investigative team as Monk tries to determine who may be betraying them. Can you figure it out? If you are an Anne Perry fan, you'll find her usual cast of recurring characters and will add this to your list of very satisfying reads.
    • 3/5
      Having read all of this series and enjoyed most, these last two have been a disappointment. There's a lot of the repetition and meandering that marks her writing but it seems to be getting worse. The crime here is never fully explained, nor was enough background given that even at the end the story made sense.I'm giving it 3 stars because I liked Hooper's romance; it was the only part of the story that was interesting. The rest is Monk being inefficient, Hester, Scuff, and even Rathbone mostly missing, and a fairly predictable villain. Ms. Perry didn't even make the effort to try and pin the crime on the trustee (who was also missing from the story but could have mislead readers for a while). Very disappointing.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book I have read in the series and really enjoyed it. I will continue to pick up a book by this author.
    • 4/5
      I read mysteries when travel by air. I generally have hour plus blocks of uninterrupted time to get lost in a time and environment created by the author. I generally prefer American based stories as they are easier to put myself into the scenes. Historical settings are a little more difficult. Anne Perry's novel is set on the river and riverside slums in England, yet I could image myself in the rotting buildings and the damp night. The mystery was okay, probably because my attention was drawn away by activities in the terminal. If the story holds my attention, I can generally ignore what is going on around me.If you like the setting, you will likely enjoy the story more than I did.
    • 2/5
      Dark Tide Rising is the 24th volume in Anne Perry’s series featuring William Monk, now commander of the Thames River Police in mid-Nineteenth Century London. After all that practice, she’s very comfortable evoking the gritty riverside of Victorian London, although it’s dangerous to work the same territory as Arthur Conan Doyle. In this episode, Monk is asked to assist with the payment of a ransom to free the wife of a wealthy businessman. The exchange doesn’t go well; the woman is murdered, and evidence points to betrayal by someone on the team Monk assembled for the transfer. The slog to sort out the crime is complicated by the mutual suspicion within the River Police.
      The writing is facile and quite readable. I found the attempt to differentiate among the members of the police team to be a little cursory, given that figuring who might have been the traitor is central to the novel. Hints toward the solution are a little heavy-handed. The perpetrator is obvious about two-thirds the way through and the only suspense is whether he will get away with it. It’s the first of this series I’ve read. I would read a few more, but feel no urge to take on the whole set.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in this series I have read. The description of Jacob's Island and the surrounding area is excellent. I out picture the run down area and almost smell the dank odors. William Monk is a strong character, interacting well with all of the other characters. As the plot unfolds, he begins to question his faith in his fellow officers, as he believes one of them turned traitor in a kidnapping. The mystery was a good one, but all the angst and inner turmoil had the book dragging a bit. Though I haven't read any of the others it doesn't detract from the story.
    • 4/5
      This series continues to be on the best ever list. Anne Perry aptly portrays the work, life and time period of William Monk. He is involved in a kidnapping that results in the ransom paid and the victim brutally murdered. Concerns about treachery from his team complicate pursuing the crime's solution. Grim past secrets need to be revealed and shared before they can function as needed to unveil the motive and the killer.
    • 4/5
      I'm an avid follower of the Monk series. Anne Perry has never let me down. I picked up the book to start while I had my morning coffee. It was a good think it was the weekend, because I read it straight through. Monk's faith in his fellow River police officers is tested. Excellent edition to the series.
    • 4/5
      Dark Tide Rising (William Monk #24)Having not read other books in the series, I can't compare #24 with previous Commander Monk mysteries.So let's say I have a fresh, almost stand alone view."Jacob's Island....is a place of perpetual gloom where Monk is just as likely to lose a man to the mud and tides as to the criminals who hide in the shadows." (book jacket)Thames River Police commander, William Monk is asked to accompany Henry Exeter, real estate developer, to the "gloomy waterside slum" to pay ransom for the return of Exeter's wife Kate.A team is assembled and details are precise.But something goes terribly wrong.The trustworthiness of five of Monk's best men come into question.A few strategic red herrings diverted my attention but I thought it was a thorough exploration of the ransom, victim and all the suspects presented.Library thing reviewer's copy....thank you.
    • 4/5
      I received this book through the Library Thing Early Reviewers program. Thank you for that since Anne Perry is one of my favorite authoresses. This William Monk novel is slightly different than those that came before. Yes, there is a murder mystery to the book but it delves into a little more of the life history of the ongoing River Police Officers under Commander Monk. For those of you who are unaware, London has its regular Police Officers BUT before they were even formed London had the River Police. Eventually the two forces worked together. This novel could be a little hard for first time readers to follow just because there is such history behind the main characters in the book. Hopefully they will find the novel well enough written to decide to read those that cane before, I have deliberately not told you much about the story because those who have reviewed the book before me have done a nice job of doing that. Please, give this series a try - you certainly can start with this one and go back if you find it enticing.
    • 4/5
      If you have been a fan of this series in the past, it follows the same formula. Monk has a case, it gets to court with Rathbone, and there is an unexpected twist (although I thought this one was pretty predictable). I enjoy Perry’s series, but as I was reading this one, I realized there were many things that would be hard to follow if you had not read the prior books.
    • 4/5
      Some grande dames of authorship, after cranking of out scores of novels, start to lose their edge (sorry, Lillian Jackson Braun fans). And there’s Anne Perry, who just keeps cranking them out without losing quality of her authorship or the attention of her readership. This installment of the William Monk series is a good’un, whether you’re new to the series or if you woke up with him after his memory loss in Episode 1. Nobody captures the seamy backstreets of Victorian London like Anne!In this particular case, we’re sucked into the mud of Jacob’s Island, where a planned capture of kidnappers went disastrously awry—and the reason may well be the disloyalty of one of Monk’s River police. If you’re a fan of Hester and Scuff, they’ re around some, though I would have loved a little more time in their presence.
    • 4/5
      This was an early reviewers book- thank you?.Even though I was able to figure out who-dun-it fairly quickly, I really enjoyed this book from its written style to its characters and plot.I had not previously read any books by this author- you can be certain I will now.
    • 3/5
      1870s London. The mystery in this installment of the Monk series involves a kidnapping that goes wrong -- the victim is murdered and the ransom is lost. And Monk is led to believe there must be a traitor in the hand-picked group of river police he took with him to deliver the ransom. Needless to say, he is distraught trying to find the disloyal man and to discover who engineered the kidnapping.As usual, his wife Hester is a the perfect companion and, as usual, he solves both questions. Maybe these books are a bit too comfortable, too predictable. But Perry is really good at her descriptions of 19th century London and its people and that makes up for any deficiencies.
    • 4/5
      Set in 1871, William Monk, Commander of the Thames River Police is called upon by his friend, the prominent lawyer, Sir Oliver Rathbone to assist a client whose wife has been kidnapped. If you haven’t met them before you will be introduced to his squad of River Police as well as his wife, Hester and a few other notables in Monk’s life. Mystery, murder, betrayal, love and despair find their way into this story. I am a novice in the William Monk series, and without any previous background I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. Anne Perry is a consummate mystery writer, weaving this story with twists, turns, and subplots. She paints an accurate depiction of London in the latter part of the nineteenth century with a particular eye for the swamp that was the Thames River. I would not hesitate to read other in this series.Thank you Random House- Ballantine for a copy.
    • 4/5
      Anne Perry delivers an amazing novel set in England. Perry develops many interesting characters, but in my mind, I feel that one of the characters has been forgotten. Hester has a man with a dubious past that maintains the bookkeeping for Hester’s clinic, but this man is never utilized when a bookkeeper is needed. Perry dwells on the setting and the reader can feel the dampness and despair of Jacob’s Island, a place descending into oblivion. The murder of Kate Exeter forces William Monk to question the men under his leadership. Who has betrayed the police force? Anne Perry delves into the past and current life of each of the policemen that went to Jacob’s Island, as Monk attempts to find murderer and which of his men might be working with the murderer. The story follows Anne Perry’s usual formula with the last chapters focused on the arrest and trial of the accused. And as usual, the truth blares in the conclusion.
    • 4/5
      As usual, the mystery portion of the story in Anne Perry's new book in the William Monk series is very good. But as is the case with the last few books in this series, I want more of William & Hester's relationship than we get in Dark Tide Rising!
    • 4/5
      It's 1871. Sir Oliver Rathbone, a long-standing friend and colleague, appears on Commander Monk's doorstep, past dusk of a cool evening, with a solemn countenance and a proposition. The wife of Rathbone's high-profiled client, Harry Exeter, has been kidnapped and ransom's been set. Exeter will do what he must to procure the means to pay off the ransom and procure his wife's freedom. However, the payoff is to be made on a seedy island in the Thames, unfamiliar to Exeter and so he therefore requests the assistance of the Thames River Police to accompany him and guide him to the correct spot at the appointed hour. With tricky tides, an island with dilapidated housing and vast detritus, what could possibly go wrong?...and when it all does, no stone will be left unturned as The Thames River Police search every angle and smallest clue to right the wrong done to Exeter's wife. Author Anne Perry is a tremendously talented writer. Her prose is elegant and highly atmospheric as she delivers another good Commander Monk police procedural. My only disappointments were in having guessed the perpetrator early on and finding the ending rather abrupt. I much prefer a gentle easing of the tension following its apex in any story. It just felt as though the author ran out of time on her exam and had to instantly cease writing and close the exam book. Perhaps this sudden ending was eased prior to publication. I leave that to you, dear reader, to decide. I am grateful to author Anne Perry, publisher Penguin Random House and Netgalley for having provided an uncorrected proof eBook file of this book. Their generosity, however, did not influence this review - the words of which are mine alone. Synopsis (from publisher's website):When a ransom exchange turns deadly in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men.Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepid buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the island, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans--and why anyone would want Kate Exeter dead.As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the money to pay the ransom, it seems more and more likely that one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his trusted partner Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count on. Even as they identify one of the kidnappers, the case runs into hurtle after hurtle, causing Monk to choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the case--and figure out where his men's loyalty really lies.
    • 4/5
      Anne Perry's newest William Monk novel is as well plotted as always. Each of the characters is clearly drawn and the solution is very satisfying. The Thames River is almost a character in its own right--very atmospheric! "Dark Tide Rising" begins in one of the worst slums along the river, where the kidnapped wife of a man is to be exchanged for money. Instead, she is viciously murdered and the money taken. Even worse, Monk is left with the conviction that one of his men betrayed their planned rescue of the woman.My only problem with "Dark Tide Rising" is all too common in this series. Her main characters are unbelievably self-aware and introspective, all but wearing their emotions on their sleeves. This time, she extends vulnerability to a secondary character, Hooper, because he will become a key element in the story. This technique fleshes out the story while building emotional tension, but causes the story to drag. I still like her stories, but have become impatient with this particular technique.
    • 4/5
      This is a new to me author. I really liked this story and the characters were great. I liked the mystery and the early police procedures. Very interesting. I will be looking for more books by this author. Monk expects to help a man get his wife back from kidnappers. What he doesn't expect is to get ambushed and then to find the poor woman dead. He knows that someone on the team had to betray them. There was no other way it could have happened. So, while trying to figure out which of his men betrayed them all, he has to figure out who the kidnappers are and why they killed Kate. As the investigation progresses, two more people end up dead and there is no answer as to who is responsible. Monk knows how it feels to have your wife kidnapped and maybe he isn't thinking rationally. Are his emotions getting in the way on this investigation?
    • 5/5
      Another excellent story in Perry's William Monk & Hester Monk series. As always, the characters have a very rich and complex internal dialogue played out in this page-turner. Being the 24th story in the series, one would think that Perry has exhausted the characters, but not at all. Monk's mysterious past is referenced, and the hidden stories of other characters take the center stage in the exploration of intimacy among friends and colleagues. I was rather suprised to identify the culprit immediately in this one, although Perry's mesmerizing writing continued to hold me to the end.The theme explored here is the question of just how true our knowledge is of our friends and colleagues, and how that knowledge may be compromised and colored by the front we construct for the world and even our friends. Perry always picks a theme that is universal and that transcends the time period in which she writes. With all the posturing, accusations, and the like we are hearing in the public sphere right now, along with the tsunami of fake news bombarding us, this issue is of great importance.
    • 4/5
      Businessman Harry Exeter comes to Oliver Rathbone, who summons old friend and Thames River Police Commander William Monk, on a nasty, wet, cold evening.Exeter's wife Kate has been kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding a large ransom--one he can, with some difficulty, raise. He's ready to pay, in order to get his beloved wife back. Yet it has to be delivered on Jacob's Island, less an island than a slum built on a swamp and sinking into the river. He needs knowledgeable and trustworthy escort to even get to the right spot.Of course Monk agrees. It's the only think to do. (Even the US was still decades away from the events that led to today's now long-standing Never Pay Ransom policy on the part of law enforcement.) He carefully selects a small team of his most trusted, reliable men, and escorts Exeter when the time comes.And things go horribly wrong. Kate Exeter is killed, and the money taken. It's a complete disaster, and the only explanation is that one of Monk's trusted men betrayed them.This is a twisty, complicated story, and Monk, his men, Hester, Rathbone, Runcorn, and everyone around them deals with betrayal and the fear of betrayal. John Hooper is one of the few people Monk has told his dangerous secret: that much of his life is a blank to him, memory lost and never regained after a head injury when he was already a Detective Inspector on the Metropolitan police. Hooper has his own potentially deadly secret past, that he has not shared with Monk in return. Exeter's banker, Mr. Doyle, has social ambitions he can't meet without money he doesn't have. The bank's bookkeeper has noticed odd transfers in Exeter's accounts and in the account of Kate Exeter's inheritance trust, which neither she nor Exeter have access to till she turns thirty-three. Only Mr. Doyle and the trustee, Kate's cousin, Maurice Latham, do. Kate's other surviving cousin, Celia Darwin, has her doubts about both Latham and Exeter.But Exeter's grief is very convincing, wholly so to Monk, who imagines losing Hester the same way.It's another very satisfying tale of murder, mystery, and of course courtroom drama. Recommended.I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, and am reviewing it voluntarily.
    • 3/5
      In 1871 England, William Monk, Commander of the Thames River Police, finds himself embroiled in a kidnapping that goes horribly wrong, bringing an unwelcome charge of a betrayal by one of his own men. Determined to find the kidnappers and bring them to justice, Monk finds himself consumed with worry over the possibility of an untrustworthy member of his own team even as the body count rises and the kidnapping case seems to lead to nothing but dead ends. Can he find the kidnappers and resolve the issue of trust within his own team or will he find himself at the mercy of contemptable criminals?This character-driven narrative, the twenty-fourth book in the series, brings most of the expected characters together for the adventure. Atmospheric and filled with visceral images of the waterfront, the setting plays an integral part in the unfolding story. Plot twists bring new reveals in the unfolding story and keep readers guessing until the final revelation. Although astute readers are likely to identify the culprits long before the big reveal, fans of the series will find much to appreciate in Monk’s latest investigative efforts. Strengthened by the many introspective moments of each character, the narrative provides readers with many revealing insights. However, the frustrating repetitions throughout the narrative may soon become tiresome for readers. I received a free copy of this Advance Reader eBook from Random House/Ballantine Books and NetGalley #DarkTideRising #NetGalley
    • 4/5
      Rathbone enlists Monk help when one of his clients' wife is kidnapped for ransom. Monk is supposed to accompany the client to pay the ransom and recover the wife but it all goes terribly wrong and the wife is killed. Now Monk needs to find the kidnappers/murderers. He feels the clients grief particularly since he is reminded of Hester's kidnapping and his own feelings in the situation. But there's even more guilt on his part because he believes that one of his own men was partially responsible for the bad outcome.The mystery of the kidnapping, murder and subsequent investigation is filled with twists and turns that are Ms. Perry's norm - not saying this in a bad way because the reader is kept on the edge of their seat waiting for a thoroughly satisfactory though surprising resolution - again her norm.