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Character · William Monk · 24 books

William Monk

Detective who has lost his memory, later of the Thames River Police · Anne Perry

William Monk is a brilliant, abrasive detective who loses his memory in an accident and must rebuild his life without knowing what kind of man he was. He later commands the Thames River Police.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Face of a Stranger (1990)
Latest appearance
Dark Tide Rising (2018)
Books
24 (24 as lead)
Series
William Monk
Author
Anne Perry
Circle
William Monk

Where to meet William Monk

William Monk first appears in The Face of a Stranger (1990), as the lead, book 1 of the William Monk series.

Buy The Face of a Stranger

Every book with William Monk

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1990LThe Face of a Strangerlead · William MonkWakes with no memory of his pastBuy
  2. 1991LA Dangerous Mourninglead · William MonkBuy
  3. 1992LDefend and Betraylead · William MonkBuy
  4. 1993LA Sudden, Fearful Deathlead · William MonkBuy
  5. 1994LThe Sins of the Wolflead · William MonkBuy
  6. 1995LCain His Brotherlead · William MonkBuy
  7. 1996LWeighed in the Balancelead · William MonkBuy
  8. 1997LThe Silent Crylead · William MonkBuy
  9. 1998LA Breach of Promiselead · William MonkBuy
  10. 1999LThe Twisted Rootlead · William MonkBuy
  11. 2000LSlaves of Obsessionlead · William MonkBuy
  12. 2001LFuneral in Bluelead · William MonkBuy
  13. 2002LDeath of a Strangerlead · William MonkBuy
  14. 2004LThe Shifting Tidelead · William MonkBuy
  15. 2006LDark Assassinlead · William MonkBuy
  16. 2009LExecution Docklead · William MonkNow commander of the Thames River PoliceBuy
  17. 2011LAcceptable Losslead · William MonkBuy
  18. 2012LA Sunless Sealead · William MonkBuy
  19. 2013LBlind Justicelead · William MonkBuy
  20. 2014LBlood on the Waterlead · William MonkBuy
  21. 2015LCorridors of the Nightlead · William MonkBuy
  22. 2016LRevenge in a Cold Riverlead · William MonkBuy
  23. 2017LAn Echo of Murderlead · William MonkBuy
  24. 2018LDark Tide Risinglead · William MonkBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Hester LatterlyCrimean War nurse who marries Monk24
Oliver RathboneBarrister24
Callandra DaviotHester’s friend and patron11
ScuffStreet boy taken in by Monk and Hester9
John RuncornMonk’s former superior6