Slaves of obsession

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Label

Slaves of obsession

Statement of responsibility

Anne Perry

Title variation

Slaves and obsession

Creator

• Perry, Anne
• truePerry, Anne

Subject

• Americans -- England -- Fiction
• trueAmericans in England
• trueArms transfers
• Arms transfers -- Fiction
• Arms transfers -- Fiction
• true1850s -- 1850 -- 1859
• trueAmerican Civil War era (1861-1865) -- 1861 -- 1865
• Americans -- England -- Fiction
• trueMysteries
• Mystery fiction
• trueNurses -- London, England
• truePolice -- London, England
• truePolice procedurals
• Private investigators -- England | London -- Fiction
• Private investigators -- Fiction
• trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
• trueVictorian era (1837-1901) -- 1837 -- 1901
• trueVictorian mysteries
• trueVirginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• trueCivil war
• Detective and mystery stories
• trueDetectives -- London, England
• Historical fiction
• Historical fiction
• trueHistorical mysteries
• trueLawyers -- London, England
• London (England) -- Fiction
• London (England) -- Fiction
• trueLondon, England -- History -- 19th century
• Monk, William (Fictional character) -- Fiction
• trueMonk, William (Fictitious character)
• Monk, William (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• trueMurder investigation

Genre

• trueMysteries
• truePolice procedurals
• Detective and mystery stories
• Fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueVictorian mysteries
• trueHistorical mysteries

Language

eng

Summary

In the years before the American Civil War, a London arms dealer finds his life in danger when two men from opposite sides of the battlefield wish to buy his wares

Member of

• trueWilliam Monk and Hester Latterly mysteries

Pace

• trueLeisurely paced

Tone

• trueBleak
• trueStrong sense of place
• trueMoody

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed

Cataloging source

DLC

Citation source

• Library Journal
• Booklist
• New York Times

Dewey number

823/.914

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• Adult
• Adult

Intended audience source

Follett Library Resources

LC call number

PR6066.E693

LC item number

S58 2000

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

William Monk and Hester Latterly mysteries

Series volume

0011

Target audience

adult