Seven Dials - Softcover

Perry, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345440080 ISBN 13: 9780345440082

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2004

Synopsis

In the sequel to Southampton Row, Thomas Pitt of Her Majesty's Special Branch must tread a narrow line between justice and scandal as he investigates the murder of a junior diplomat, whose body turns up at a Connaught Square mansion inhabited by the notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari and her rumored lover, Senior Cabinet Minister Saville Ryerson. Reprint.

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Review

'From the Victorian murder capital of smog-hit London to the exotic land of the Pharaohs, this thrilling whodunnit is a must for all devotees of the classic murder mystery' Western Mail 22/2/03 (Western Mail)

'Frequently compared to the great contemporary chronicler, Charles Dickens, Perry has a more simplistic perspective on the era, its social pleasures and their consequences...Offering an interesting slant on the grandeur of Britain's Empire, this novel will please fans of the series, especially those who enjoy the teamwork of Mr and Mrs Pitt' Scottish Sunday Herald 16/2/03 (Scottish Sunday Herald)

'Anne Perry's novels of Victorian England are the equivalent of steak-and-kidney pudding or apple tart and custard; comfort food, plain cooking with no fancy ingredients. Frequently compared to the great contemporary chronicler, Charles Dickens, Perry has a more simplistic perspective on the era, its social pleasures and their consequences...Offering an interesting slant on the grandeur of Britain's Empire, this novel will please fans of the series, especially those who enjoy the teamwork of Mr and Mrs Pitt' Scottish Sunday Herald 16/2/03 (Scottish Sunday Herald)

'Frequent readers of Perry cherish the magical passport she provides into the age of Victoria at its brilliant zenith' Western Mail 22/2/03 (Western Mail)

'Miss Perry's leading protagonists are as finely and deeply drawn as any in her field and her feel for the Victorian era is unrivalled in her generation' Huddersfield Daily Examiner 8/2/03 (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

'Intricately plotted and painstakingly researched...Anne Perry brings alive the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian England in convincing detail' Western Daily Press (Bristol) 15/2/03 (Western Daily Press (Bristol))

Book Description

The twenty-third brilliant mystery in the acclaimed Thomas Pitt series

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0345440080
• ISBN 13: 9780345440082
• Binding: Paperback