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The Face of a Stranger

(1990)
(The first book in the William Monk series)
A novel by Anne Perry

Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel (nominee)

Perry's new hero is William Monk, a Victorian London police detective whose memory has vanished because of an accident. Trying to hide that fact, Monk returns to work and is assigned to the murder case of an exalted war hero. Slowly, the darkness fades as each new revelation leads Monk to a terrifying conclusion.

Genre: Historical Mystery

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Used availability for Anne Perry's The Face of a Stranger

Hardback Editions

January 1994 : UK Hardback

Title: The Face of a Stranger (Inspector William Monk mysteries)
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-7472-0911-1 / 978-0-7472-0911-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

March 1991 : USA Hardback

Title: The Face of a Stranger
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 1-56054-113-X / 978-1-56054-113-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
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September 1990 : USA Hardback

Title: The Face of a Stranger
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-449-90530-6 / 978-0-449-90530-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Fawcett
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Paperback Editions

September 2008 : USA Paperback

Title: The Face of a Stranger: The First William Monk Novel
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-345-51355-X / 978-0-345-51355-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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June 1998 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: The Face of a Stranger (Anderson Price Promo)
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-8041-1885-X / 978-0-8041-1885-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Fawcett
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September 1991 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: The Face of a Stranger
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-8041-0858-7 / 978-0-8041-0858-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Fawcett
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September 1995 : UK Paperback

Title: Face of a Stranger
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-7089-3380-7 / 978-0-7089-3380-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
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May 1994 : UK Paperback

Title: The Face of a Stranger (William Monk Mystery, Book 1): A gripping and evocative Victorian murder mystery
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-7472-4355-7 / 978-0-7472-4355-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Headline
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

Audio Editions

December 2009 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel #1
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon

December 2009 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel #1
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon AU

December 2009 : Canada Audio edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel #1
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon CA

December 2009 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel #1
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon UK

1995 : USA Audio Cassette

Title: The Face of a Stranger: Inspector Monk Book 1
Author(s): Anne Perry
ISBN: 0-7887-0321-8 / 978-0-7887-0321-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
Availability: Amazon

Kindle Editions

September 2013 : Australia, UK Kindle edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger (William Monk Mystery, Book 1): A gripping and evocative Victorian murder mystery
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Headline
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon AU

May 2011 : USA, Canada Kindle edition

Title: The Face of a Stranger: A William Monk Novel
Author(s): Anne Perry
Publisher: Fawcett
Availability: Amazon Amazon CA