RUTLAND PLACE - Softcover

Perry, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044920474X ISBN 13: 9780449204740

Publisher: Fawcett, 1984

Synopsis

London's most unusual sleuthing team, Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, just cannot seem to stay away from trouble. When Charlotte learns of her mother's distress in losing a locket with a compromising picture, she has no idea that it's just the beginning of a series of bizarre events that will end in sudden death. For hidden behind the sumptuous elegance of Rutland Place, where Charlotte's mother lives, are terrible secrets--secrets so horrifying that only murder can conceal them. But the dangerous persistence of Charlotte and the quiet patience of Inspector Pitt will make it possible to unwind this most macabre and chilling mystery.

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Review

When Anne Perry puts Thomas and Charlotte Pitt on the case, we are in exemplary Victorian company. "New York Times"
Perry is my choice for today s best mystery writer of Victoriana. "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer. "Seattle Weekly"
Perry s Victorian novels attain the societal sweep of Trollope or Thackeray. "Booklist," starred review"

"When Anne Perry puts Thomas and Charlotte Pitt on the case, we are in exemplary Victorian company."--New York Times

"Perry is my choice for today's best mystery writer of Victoriana."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

"Perry's Victorian novels attain the societal sweep of Trollope or Thackeray."--Booklist, starred review

From the Back Cover

’A curious and most disturbing thing has happened...’

When Charlotte Pitt learned of her mother’s distress at losing a locket with a compromising picture, she could not know that it was the beginning of a chain of bizarre events that would end in 'sudden death'. For hidden behind the sumptuous elegance of 'Rutland Place' were terrible secrets. Secrets so horrifying that only murder could conceal them.

But the dangerous persistence of Charlotte and the quiet patience of Inspector Thomas Pitt made it possible to unwind this most macabre and chilling mystery...

”Perry brings the era to life not just by period detail, but with sure-handed characterization and compelling, timeless plot.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Edition details

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044920474X
• ISBN 13: 9780449204740
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1