The Shifting Tide -- Anne Perry, Paperback

"Engrossing . . . The mysterious and dangerous waterfront world of London's 'longest street, ' the Thames, comes to life."--South Florida Sun-Sentinel

William Monk knows London's streets like the back of his hand. But the river Thames and its teeming docks--where wharf rats and night plunderers ply their trades--is unknown territory. Only Monk's dire need for work persuades him to accept an assignment from shipping magnate Clement Louvain, to investigate the theft of a cargo of African ivory from Louvain's recently docked schooner, the Maude Idris. But why didn't Louvain report the ivory theft directly to the River Police? Another mystery is the appearance of a desperately ill woman who Louvain claims is the discarded mistress of an old friend. Is she connected to the theft, or to something much darker? As Monk endeavors to solve these riddles, he can't imagine the trap that will soon so fatefully ensnare him.

Praise for The Shifting Tide

"With her visionary sensibility, Anne Perry is the master of the 'you are there' school of hist-myst storytelling. . . . Here are] scenes that could have come out of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend."--The New York Times Book Review

"As always, Perry uses her characters and story to comment on ethical issues that remain as relevant today as they were in Victorian times."--Publishers Weekly

"No one writes more elegantly than Perry, nor better conjures up the rich and colorful tapestry of London in the Victorian era."--The Plain Dealer

"Among the best of the Monk books] . . . This one has all Perry's trademark atmosphere."--The Globe and Mail

Author: Anne Perry
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: 06/28/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.97h x 5.27w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780345514189

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.