Corridors of the Night

Mystery Detective Fiction Psychological Thriller Noir

Description

In Victorian London, nurse Hester Monk uncovers a horrifying secret while caring for a terminally ill patient at a naval hospital: two brilliant, obsessed brothers are imprisoning vulnerable children in pursuit of a cure for a deadly blood disease. When Hester is silenced and held captive, her husband, William Monk, launches a desperate search through the city’s shadowy streets and secluded countryside. As time runs out, the investigation exposes the perilous boundary between medical ambition and moral corruption. Combining historical atmosphere, psychological suspense, and a fiercely determined heroine, this gripping installment of the William Monk series explores the costs of obsession and the limits of science.