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Violence
Some
Murder investigation; body found; moderate crime scene detail
Language
Barely any
Mild Victorian language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological complexity; hidden household secrets; Monk's relentless investigation despite institutional resistance
What this book is about
When a coachman named Clem Doyle disappears on the same day his fiancée is found murdered, all evidence points to him as the killer. William Monk is hired to investigate, and discovers that the case is entangled in the secrets of a prosperous household — secrets that someone will go to any length to preserve. The ninth William Monk novel is a richly plotted mystery about hidden lives and the violence they breed.
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Murder
Class secrets
Victorian domestic tension
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