The Shifting Tide

A William Monk Novel, Book 14

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

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.

©2004 Anne Perry (P)2024 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

“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.”—New York Times Book Review

The characters’ willingness to question their own conclusions and take responsibility for any

I liked the pace and the interest that keeps me wondering about the puzzle all through.

The surprise connection of different characters.

Did not like the reader. The peoples voices all seemed like they were old people. The women sounded old and not like women’s voices.

Detailed description and excitement of the story

Love to read her emotion displayed in the writing. was not impressed by narration. several characters sounded the same .