Dark Tide Rising

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: David Colacci

When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times best-selling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men.

Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum of money in exchange for her life. But when they arrive at the meeting place, Commander Monk and five of his best men are attacked from all sides, and Monk is left wondering who could have given away their plans - and why anyone would want to harm Kate Exeter.

As Monk follows leads from Kate's worried cousin and a crafty clerk at the bank where Exeter gathered the ransom money, it seems inevitable one of his own men has betrayed him. Delving into their pasts, he realizes how little he knows about the people he works with every day, including his trusted right-hand man, Hooper, the one colleague Monk has always been certain he can count on.

Even as they identify one of the kidnappers, the case runs into hurdle after hurdle, causing Monk to choose between his own safety and the chance to solve the case - and figure out where his men's loyalty really lies.

©2018 Anne Perry (P)2018 Recorded Books

A dark tide indeed!

Great book ,surprise ending. As always Anne takes you back to the 1800s,so you feel you are there! David Cola co is the absolute hands down best reader for Anne's books!

Best in the series in a long time

The narrator is brilliant. This is the first book in this series in a while in which I haven't been screaming at the absurdity of the court part. The past few books have had some really weak takes that seem to have nothing to do with actual law, such as, oh, no, an innocent man was convicted, no one will ever have trust in the law again (something we actually see as problematic in many of these books, so tragic but part of the system) or a man being arrested to save his life, then being sent to trial directly instead of the law needing to prove they had cause to keep him & charge him. This story, though, had some really interesting twists and turns and I was genuinely surprised by the ending, without being distracted by seemingly ludicrous court scenes. I thought I knew who did it, then the story let me know I was wrong, but then...and then... I do wish the author had epilogues that wrapped things up rather than abruptly ending, as I do love the characters and would love to be able to revel more in the happy parts of the endings, but this one seemed less abrupt than usual.

Terrific!

If this book is the end of the William Monk series, it is a terrific way to wrap it up. Many times I felt like I was visiting old friends as characters appeared or were mentioned in the story. The story was so well developed, using events from the past to not just further the story, but to explain the murderer's cunning and almost diabolical plan. I loved this book. Thank you Anne Perry.

Great

Really great but am so sad this is the last Monk story. What will I do?

This series has been fabulous and I know I may listen to it again. Anne Perry is an extraordinary writer and should be given every award there it! Thank you

VERY WELL WRITTEN AND NARRATED

I had tried reading the William Monk series a few years ago, but just couldn't seem to get fully interested. After hearing the second book in the series read/narrated, I have definitely changed my mind. I have read or listened to several Anne Perry's William Monk books now and look forward to enjoy the rest of them.

One of Anne Perry's best stories.

I gave it 4 stars because it needs at least a 20 minute epilogue as do ALL her books.

Definitely Addictive in a good way

I really enjoyed this series so much that I listened to 3-4 books per week.
The characters were well developed and I felt as if I got to know them.
I had just finished the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series and was reluctant to start this series based on the tv show. I was so wrong.
I couldn’t stop listening I’m only sorry that I finished.
The first few books were narrated by Davina Porter who is my all time favorite. David Colacci was also very good.
Anne Perry is now on my favorite author list.
I would recommend that you start with book 1 in order to get a real understanding of the characters. And of course they all ended on a positive note, I would have liked a bit more of an ending. Looking forward to the next one

Excellent novel

Just when I thought the Monk series couldn’t get better, Anne Perry scores again! This book grabbed my attention from the very beginning! The narration is excellent, and the characters beautifully delineated. I loved the new attention on Hooper.

Quite Good -- Vintage Perry

4 stars instead of 5 due to too much dragging of the story in the first half and not enough development of same in the second half. Also, not enough involvement of Hester Monk. Her earlier books revolved as much around Hester as Monk. She makes the stories so much richer. Overall I enjoyed the book and the reading of it.

Are we finished?

Such an enjoyable series. A little too violent for me so I would just think of bunnies!
Thank you, Anne Perry, it was a ride!