Slaves of Obsession: A Novel
Written by Anne Perry
Narrated by Simon Jones
3.5/5
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The year is 1861. The American Civil War has just begun, and London arms dealer Daniel Alberton is becoming a very wealthy man. His quiet dinner party seems remote indeed from the passions rending America. Yet investigator William Monk and his bride, Hester, sense growing tensions and barely concealed violence. For two of the guests are Americans, each vying to buy Alberton's armaments. Soon Monk and Hester's forebodings are fulfilled as one member of the party is brutally murdered and two others disappear- along with Alberton's entire inventory of weapons. As Monk and Hester track the man they believe to be the murderer all the way to Washington, D.C., and the bloody battlefield at Manassas, Slaves of Obsession twists and turns like a powder-keg fuse and holds the reader breathless and spellbound. . . .
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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Reviews for Slaves of Obsession
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In this tenth book of the series, Monk and Hester are invited to a dinner party. The host and his partner sell guns. This is the start of the American Civil War and agents from both the North and South are there competing for his stock. When some gruesome murders occur, it's up to Monk and Hester to retrieve the murderers who have fled to America for a trial in the English courts.I'm really enjoying this series, but I think I liked this book the best so far. The historical research, as always, is excellent. Not only do we see Victorian England, but I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the first battle of Bull Run as well as Monk and Hester's view of the New York City and Washington. The mystery was good also; I was never quite sure how the murders occurred and why much less by whom. The relationship between Hester and Monk has grown deeper, if possible. I feel quite sorry for Oliver and I hope he finds someone he can love as much as Hester. Great book in an interesting series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book kept me guessing about whodunnit right until the end. To sum up the story line, William Monk, a detective in Victorian London, is asked to investigate blackmail directed at the owners of a London shipping company which deals with guns among other goods. Then one of the owners is killed quite gruesomely and all the guns in his warehouse disappear. Suspicion points to an American who was negotiating for the guns for the Union army. It appears he and the dead owner's daughter have fled England. Monk and his wife Hester are asked by the widow to follow them and bring them back. In America they are caught up in the beginning of the Civil War at the battle of Manassas. Some of the best writing occurs at this point. The last half of the book occurs back in England and involves the trial and search for the murderer. I found a few spots that didn't quite make sense but I kept reading anyway. The ultimate culprit was someone I had suspected earlier and then decided couldn't have been responsible. So, it was quite an enjoyable read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The year is 1861 and the Civil War divides the United States. The story begins with an English gun dealer that has promised to sell guns to the agent of the Confederate Army. But a representative of the Union Army, Lyman Breeland, hopes to change the mind of Daniel Alberton, the guns dealer. Breeland has won Daniel's 16-year-old daughter, Merrit, to the fight against slavery. Daniel is found murdered, the gun shipment has disappeared, and Merrit has disappeared. Daniel's widow, Judith, employs Monk and Hester to go to the United States to find and retrieve Merrit. Perry does a wonderful job showing the first battles of the war, and the utter chaos. Sir Oliver Rathbone defends Merrit and Lyman once the pair has been brought back to England. Of course the English judicial system is a little different than the American system. Rathbone struggles with his feelings for Hester and his regret concerning her marriage to Monk. The ending was not a total surprise as in the earlier novels.