Written by Anne Perry
Read by Terrance Hardiman, Simon Jones, Davis Colacci
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Anne Perry –The William Monk Collection (Part 2 – Books 08 -13)

08. The Silent Cry (1997) this is abridged – Simon Jones – 2hrs 18min
Respected solicitor Leighton Duff lies dead, kicked and beaten to death. Beside him lies the barely living body of his son Rhys. The police cannot fathom these brutal assaults, until shrewd investigator William Monk uncovers a connection between them and a series of rapes and beatings of local prostitutes.

09. A Breach of Promise (1997) – Terrance Hardiman – approx. 14hrs
A man in Victorian England who was accused of breaking a promise of marriage commits suicide, or so it seems. The man had denied the charge, claiming he could not possibly ever marry the woman, rich and beautiful though she was. Why not? PI William Monk wants to find out.

10. The Twisted Root (1999) – Terrance Hardiman – 13hrs 11min
For Miriam Gardner, attending a party at the London home of her fiancé, Lucius Stourbridge, to celebrate their forthcoming marriage should have been one of the happiest days of her life. But, after making a sudden exit from the party, Miriam disappears without a trace. Reluctant to cause a scandal, Lucius seeks out William Monk, a detective with a reputation for excellence . . .

11. Slaves of Obsession (2000) – Terrance Hardiman - aprox 13hrs 45min
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. 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,

12. A Funeral in Blue (2001) - David Colacci – 11hrs 48min
The headlines were gruesome: two beautiful women found strangled in the studio of a well-known London artist. To investigator William Monk and his wife Hester, the murders are a nightmare. One of the victims is an obscure artist's model. The other is the wife of Hester's colleague, surgeon Dr. Kristian Beck, who swiftly becomes the principal suspect. With an intensity born of desperation, Hester, Monk, and their dear friend Lady Callandra Daviot seek evidence that will save Kristian from the hangman - hoping to penetrate the mystery of Elissa Beck's death and the riddle of her life.

13. Death of a Stranger (2002) – David Colacci – 11hrs 34min
The tragic death of a railway magnate in a sleazy brothel has shocked high society. Meanwhile, private investigator William Monk acquires a mysterious new client who asks him to ascertain beyond the shadow of a doubt whether or not her fiancé, a railway-firm executive, has become enmeshed in fraudulent practices. And so Monk embarks upon a journey that will revive memories stripped from his consciousness by amnesia--as a past almost impossible to bear returns, eerily paralleling a fresh tragedy that has already begun its inexorable unfolding.