Cardington Crescent (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Series #8)

by Anne Perry Narrated by Davina Porter

Overview

Charlotte Pitt's sister, Emily, has been accused of murdering her wayward but wealthy husband. Now Charlotte and police inspector Thomas Pitt must breach a formidable uppercrust barrier to prove Emily's innocence. Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are rich and suspenseful journeys into a world filled with impeccable manners and intrigue.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Perry's Victorian sleuths Inspector Thomas Pitt and his redoubtable wife Charlotte returnafter Death in the Devil's Acre and Bluegate Fieldsto poke holes in the stiff fabric of London's high society. While Thomas works on a case involving a murdered woman whose body has been dismembered and left in packages around the city, Charlotte's brother-in-law George is poisoned at the home of his cousin's family on Cardington Crescent. George had been suffering an infatuation for his cousin's wife Sybilla, and the family would like to squelch the suggestion of scandal by leaving the crime unsolved, allowing their circle to believe the poison was administered by his wife Emily Charlotte's sister in a fit of jealousy. Charlotte arrives at Cardington Crescent to clear Emily's name and while she's there, Sybilla is also murdered, strangled with her own long, lovely hair. Thomas and Charlotte work at the mysteries, each cutting through layers of class structure to arrive at the same sordid point, where incest and child neglect intersect. Perry brings the era to life not just by period detail, but with sure-handed characterization and compelling, timeless plot. (March 22)

DEC 04/JAN 05 - AudioFile

Charlotte and her husband, Inspector Thomas Pitt, return in this sequel to DEATH IN THE DEVIL’S ACRE. Charlotte’s sister is suspected of murdering her unfaithful husband, and Charlotte and Thomas must clear her name--and just as important--save her reputation. Davina Porter brings every character vividly to life, transporting us to Victorian London, where the well-bred spend time in stuffy, formal drawing rooms--in which looks can kill and social chitchat is a blood sport--and the poor live in unimaginable squalor. Porter’s impeccable timing and narrative skills make a good novel great. J.D.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170935116
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	02/04/2008
Series:	Thomas and Charlotte Pitt Series , #8
Edition description:	Unabridged

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