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Death in the Devil’s Acre
by
Anne Perry
historical mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Fawcett Books on April 12, 1987 and has 272 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Rutland Place, Farriers' Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide Rising
Seventh in the Charlotte & Thomas Pitt historical mystery series set in Victorian England and revolving around Thomas Pitt, a cop, and his inquisitive wife, Charlotte.
Whoa…very surprising ending. I’m still not quite sure of the details and I suspect I need the next book in line…actually, I think I’m still rather shocked…
Supposedly unrelated men are being murdered in an insalubrious neighborhood and its up to Thomas to discover why. Naturally, Charlotte enlists Emily’s help in probing the upper class’ undersides and we meet up with minor characters from previous stories.
Very nice understanding of the social requirements of the time period [Victorian] with a particularly poignant relationship between Charlotte and the General. I have hopes for the General; we’ll see if future stories bear out those hopes.
