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Not since the Whitechapel slayings - the bloody deeds of Jack the Ripper - have Victorian Londoners felt such terror, as that aroused by the gruesome beheadings in Hyde Park. Superintendent Thomas Pitt is given the job of solving the crimes.
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A corking good story . . . [Perry is] a preeminent writer of Victorian mysteries. "Chicago Sun-Times
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[Anne] Perry s strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist. "The Wall Street Journal"
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Thrilling . . . [Perry s] understanding of the historically rich period enables her to devise a plot true to its time yet timeless in its approach to human nature. "The Orlando Sentinel"
Splendidly plotted . . . explores the nature of power while adding detail and color to Perry s ever more elaborate tapestry of late-nineteenth-century London life. "Publishers Weekly"
Full of suspense, intrigue, politics and psychological insights. "Winston-Salem Journal""
"A corking good story . . . [Perry is] a preeminent writer of Victorian mysteries."--Chicago Sun-Times
"[Anne] Perry's strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist."--The Wall Street Journal
"Thrilling . . . [Perry's] understanding of the historically rich period enables her to devise a plot true to its time yet timeless in its approach to human nature."--The Orlando Sentinel "Splendidly plotted . . . explores the nature of power while adding detail and color to Perry's ever more elaborate tapestry of late-nineteenth-century London life."--Publishers Weekly "Full of suspense, intrigue, politics and psychological insights."--Winston-Salem Journal
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[Anne] Perry s strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist. "The Wall Street Journal"
""
Thrilling . . . [Perry s] understanding of the historically rich period enables her to devise a plot true to its time yet timeless in its approach to human nature. "The Orlando Sentinel"
Splendidly plotted . . . explores the nature of power while adding detail and color to Perry s ever more elaborate tapestry of late-nineteenth-century London life. "Publishers Weekly"
Full of suspense, intrigue, politics and psychological insights. "Winston-Salem Journal""
"A corking good story . . . [Perry is] a preeminent writer of Victorian mysteries."--Chicago Sun-Times
"[Anne] Perry's strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist."--The Wall Street Journal
"Thrilling . . . [Perry's] understanding of the historically rich period enables her to devise a plot true to its time yet timeless in its approach to human nature."--The Orlando Sentinel "Splendidly plotted . . . explores the nature of power while adding detail and color to Perry's ever more elaborate tapestry of late-nineteenth-century London life."--Publishers Weekly "Full of suspense, intrigue, politics and psychological insights."--Winston-Salem Journal
SLAUGHTER ON THE SERPENTINE
London, 1890, and Thomas Pitt's promotion to Superintendent of Bow Street is as bad as he's feared. He must delegate to resentful colleagues as the most horrific killings since the Whitechapel Murders terrorise the city, beginning with the discovery of a headless body on the serpentine. Is there a madman on the rampage?
Meanwhile, the Assistant Commissioner is rampaging around Pitt's office, demanding results, or else more heads will roll. Pitt's instincts tell him that there is more to it than a lunatic at large. Yet, despite his unmatchable detective skills, there is no evidence.
For once, Charlotte Pitt is too busy to help her husband. Her brother-in-law is standing for parliament; her mother is unsuitably fond of a young actor; and, most important, the Pitts are to move house. But in the panic of packing, it is Charlotte who happens upon a startling solution...
"The author distributes delicacies like sweetmeats at a funeral – best savoured for their morbid aftertaste"
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- PublisherCollins Crime
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0002245256
- ISBN 13 9780002245258
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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