* Mystery Guild Main Selection
* No.3 on Livres Hebdo bestseller list
                       
“Careful investigation and astute teamwork produce some astonishing revelations     that presage the end of Victorian propriety and an era's pretense of innocence.”  Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

“Scenes [are] described in lush, sensuous strokes by Ms Perry… Monk, the dark and brooding hero… infuses this luxuriantly detailed series with its romantic soul.” New York Times Book Review