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Highlights
- In a sensational breach-of-promise suit, two wealthy social climbers are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah.
- About the Author: Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels.
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: William Monk
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About the Book
Originally published in hardcover by Fawcett Columbine Books, 1998.Book Synopsis
In a sensational breach-of-promise suit, two wealthy social climbers are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiancé, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Utterly baffled by his client's refusal, Melville's counsel, Sir Oliver Rathbone, turns to his old comrades in crime--William Monk and nurse Hester Latterly. But even as they scout London for clues, the case suddenly and tragically ends, in an outcome that no one--except a ruthless murderer--could have foreseen.
Review Quotes
"Captivating . . . one of Perry's most engrossing puzzlers."--People
"Anne Perry, hailed as the queen of the Victorian mystery, shows why with A Breach of Promise."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"Scenes of Victorian England so rich in detail that they seem more a product of Perry's memory than her prodigious research."--The Denver Post
About the Author
Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.