Cardington Crescent
Published on 14. June 2011
298 pages
978-1-4532-1909-6 (ISBN)
Description
Charlotte Pitt defends her own sister against a murder charge in Victorian England, in a novel "suffused with atmosphere, emotion, and suspense" (
Booklist).
As Inspector Thomas Pitt works to resolve the case of a dismembered woman, his womanizing brother-in-law, George March, Lord Ashworth, is poisoned with his morning coffee at the country estate of his cousins. The primary suspect? Charlotte's sister, Emily, the murdered man's wife and Pitt's sister-in-law. Charlotte and Pitt take on the March clan with the help of Great-aunt Vespasia, their formidable relative and a member of the clan, to break through the wall of deceit and silence. When Sybilla March, George's suspected paramour, is found strangled by her hair and Emily is the one who found her, the case would seem hopeless-for anyone but the indomitable Pitts.
Their pursuit of the truth takes them down a path of corruption, depravity, and murder, from the elegant townhouses lining fashionable Cardington Crescent to the horrifying slums of London.
As Inspector Thomas Pitt works to resolve the case of a dismembered woman, his womanizing brother-in-law, George March, Lord Ashworth, is poisoned with his morning coffee at the country estate of his cousins. The primary suspect? Charlotte's sister, Emily, the murdered man's wife and Pitt's sister-in-law. Charlotte and Pitt take on the March clan with the help of Great-aunt Vespasia, their formidable relative and a member of the clan, to break through the wall of deceit and silence. When Sybilla March, George's suspected paramour, is found strangled by her hair and Emily is the one who found her, the case would seem hopeless-for anyone but the indomitable Pitts.
Their pursuit of the truth takes them down a path of corruption, depravity, and murder, from the elegant townhouses lining fashionable Cardington Crescent to the horrifying slums of London.
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Person
Anne Perry (1938-2023) was a bestselling author of historical detective fiction, most notably the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series and the William Monk series, both set in Victorian England. Her first book,
The Cater Street Hangman(1979), launched both the Pitt series and her career as a premier writer of Victorian mysteries. Other novels in the series include
Resurrection Row,
Death in the Devil's Acre, and
Silence in Hanover Close, as well as more than twenty others. The William Monk series of novels, featuring a Victorian police officer turned private investigator, includes
Funeral in Blue,
The Twisted Root, and
The Silent Cry. In addition to these series, Perry also authored the World War I novels
No Graves as Yet,
Shoulder the Sky,
Angels in the Gloom, and others, as well as several collections of short stories. Perry's novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world and have sold more than twenty-five million books in print worldwide.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Preview: Silence in Hanover Close
- Copyright
