Farriers' Lane: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel: 13 - Softcover

Perry, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345514130 ISBN 13: 9780345514134

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2011

Synopsis

When the distinguished Mr. Justice Stafford dies of opium poisoning, his shocking demise resurrects one of the most sensational cases ever to inflame England: the murder five years before of Kingsley Blaine, whose body was found crucified in Farriers' Lane. Amid the public hysteria for revenge, the police had arrested a Jewish actor who was soon condemned to hang. Police Inspector Thomas Pitt, investigating Stafford's death, is drawn into the Farriers' Lane murder as well, for it appears that Stafford may have been about to reopen the case. Pitt receives curiously little help from his colleagues on the force, but his wife, Charlotte, gleans from her social engagements startling insights into both cases. And slowly both Thomas and Charlotte begin to reach for the same sinister and deeply dangerous truth.

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Review:

"[A] devious affair of passion and political intrigue in Victorian London."--The New York Times Book Review

"Gripping and intense . . . [Anne Perry's] characters are authentically and appealingly drawn, and her plot is sinister."--Booklist

"Riveting . . . [a] convincing look at the seamy side of Victorian life."--Publishers Weekly

"When it comes to the Victorian mystery, Anne Perry has proved that nobody does it better."--The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer."--Seattle Weekly

From the Back Cover:

JUSTICE ON TRIAL

Inspector Pitt is enjoying an all-too-rare night out at the theatre when, in a neighbouring box, Judge Stafford collapses. Investigations prove that he has been poisoned by opium. Suspicion initially falls on the immediate family, but Pitt soon discovers another powerful motive: Stafford had been re-examining one of his old cases, the controversial hanging of a Jewish actor.

Pitt finds himself embroiled in a hunt for a devious murderer whilst needing to avoid causing offence to the honour of the judiciary. Adding to his dilemma is the powerful streak of anti-Semitism in Society – a seemingly impossible situation, until the aristocratic Charlotte Pitt uses her connections to weave behind the hypocrisies and reveal the vital evidence.

"Sophisticated characterisation and psychological suspense... the result is first-rate"
NEW YORK TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0345514130
• ISBN 13: 9780345514134
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384