Book Review - Corridors of the Night - Anne Perry

Title:  Corridors of the Night

Author:   Anne Perry

Review:  Another winner from Anne Perry in the William Monk series. I felt that the main character in this story was his wife Hester Monk. That said it did not detract in the least from the case that was told. It contains kidnapping, murder, and medical exploitation of children. It culminates with not one but two trials. It concludes with a twist which will leave the reader wondering is there such a thing as true justice.

I give this book a 4 star rating. I have read other offerings by this author and have no doubt I will read many others in the future.

I received this ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

Thank you Frank for this review.

Synopsis:  One night, in a corridor of the Royal Naval Hospital in Greenwich, nurse Hester Monk is approached by a terrified girl. She's from a hidden ward of children, all subject to frequent blood-letting, and her brother is dying.

While William Monk's River Police fight to keep London safe from gun-runners, Hester takes on a new role at the hospital, helping to administer a secretive new treatment. But she slowly realises that this experimental cure is putting the lives of the children at risk. Attempting to protect the young victims, she comes under threat from one rich, powerful, and very ill man who is desperate to survive... 

Hardcover, 288 pages

Expected publication: September 15th 2015 by Ballantine Books 

Author Information:  Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is a British historical novelist.

Juliet took the name "Anne Perry", the latter being her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works generally fall into one of several categories of genre fiction, including historical murder mysteries and detective fiction. Many of them feature a number of recurring characters, most importantly Thomas Pitt, who appeared in her first novel, and amnesiac private investigator William Monk, who first appeared in her 1990 novel The Face of a Stranger. As of 2003 she had published 47 novels, and several collections of short stories. Her story "Heroes", which first appeared the 1999 anthology Murder and Obsession, edited by Otto Penzler, won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.

Recently she was included as an entry in Ben Peek's Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth, a novel exploring the nature of truth in literature.