Slaves of Obsession

In Anne Perry's Slaves of Obsession, Monk is hired to discover who is blackmailing Daniel Alberton, a gun dealer. Meanwhile, both sides in the United States Civil War are trying to purchase guns from Alberton. When Merrit, Alberton's daughter; Lyman Breeland, the buyer for the North; and the guns all disappear at the same time that Alberton is found brutally murdered, Monk and Hester are sent to the United States to find Merrit and attempt to apprehend Breeland to stand trial for the murder.

When they return to London, Breeland and Merrit are both held for trial and Monk must determine if they are guilty. Does the blackmail attempt have anything to do with the murder? Did Breeland steal the guns or did he buy them, as he said he did? This exciting entry in the Monk series of mysteries includes scenes from both the US Civil War and underwater diving in the Thames.