Perry, Anne. <br/><br/>
Acceptable loss / 
Anne Perry. 
 - London :  Headline,  2011. 
 - 342 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - William Monk  17 An Inspector William Monk novel An Inspector Monk mystery. Inspector William Monk novel .
 - Perry, Anne.  William Monk novel ;  17.  William Monk  book 17. .
 - William Monk  17. Inspector William Monk novel. An Inspector William Monk novel. .
<br/><br/> "An Inspector William Monk novel"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>1864. Monk is caring for a homeless boy, recovering from being involved in a child prostitution ring. Monk is determined to find the remaining children and close down the ring. 
<br/><br/> 1864. Monk and his wife Hester are doing their best to care for Scuff, a homeless boy slowly recovering from a terrifying ordeal at the hands of Jericho Phillips, the runner of a child prostitution ring. Although Scuff's evil abductor is dead, there is no suggestion that the ring has been broken and Scuff is certain that more children are suffering an even worse fate. Monk is determined to find the remaining children and uncover, once and for all, the men funding the operation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0755376846 (hbk.) 9780755376841 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Monk, William (Fictitious character)--Fiction.<br/>Police--England--London--Fiction.<br/>Murder--Investigation--Fiction.<br/>Child prostitution--Fiction.<br/>Monk, Hester (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>London (England)--Social conditions--19th century--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Detective and mystery fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Historical mystery fiction.