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A review by felinity
The Silent Cry by Anne Perry
4.0
4.5 stars
Anne Perry has yet to disappoint. Multi-layered plots are woven deftly around and with a core cast of characters, and each novel is laden with fascinating and yet tiny details that make the setting incredibly vivid without the reader being overloaded. In this case, she highlights the the poverty of factory workers, especially those women working for a pittance who are sometimes forced to occasionally prostitute themselves to feed their children, and the living conditions they must suffer.
In this, the eighth Monk book, young John Evan is tasked with finding the assailant who murdered one man and left another beaten almost to death. Taking on a case of this magnitude is more of a stretch for him, but he recalls Monk's methods and adapts them to his own personality.
Hester, meanwhile, has a difficult nursing case, one which brings her back to both Rathbone and Monk. Drawn to Rathbone, she still feels an inexplicable pull towards Monk, despite the antagonism they often feel for each other. Monk, meanwhile, is still getting flashes of his former life. Discovering - and admitting - his former flaws and his current feelings are not always pleasing, especially where Runcorn is involved.
And then, the horrifying truth of the assault is finally revealed. Masterful.
Anne Perry has yet to disappoint. Multi-layered plots are woven deftly around and with a core cast of characters, and each novel is laden with fascinating and yet tiny details that make the setting incredibly vivid without the reader being overloaded. In this case, she highlights the the poverty of factory workers, especially those women working for a pittance who are sometimes forced to occasionally prostitute themselves to feed their children, and the living conditions they must suffer.
In this, the eighth Monk book, young John Evan is tasked with finding the assailant who murdered one man and left another beaten almost to death. Taking on a case of this magnitude is more of a stretch for him, but he recalls Monk's methods and adapts them to his own personality.
Hester, meanwhile, has a difficult nursing case, one which brings her back to both Rathbone and Monk. Drawn to Rathbone, she still feels an inexplicable pull towards Monk, despite the antagonism they often feel for each other. Monk, meanwhile, is still getting flashes of his former life. Discovering - and admitting - his former flaws and his current feelings are not always pleasing, especially where Runcorn is involved.
And then, the horrifying truth of the assault is finally revealed. Masterful.