Silence in Hanover Close - Softcover

Perry, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449216861 ISBN 13: 9780449216866

Publisher: Fawcett Books, 1996

Synopsis

Inspector Pitt's wife Charlotte travels in disguise to an exclusive neighborhood to investigate the three-year-old murder of a high official in the Foreign Office, in a period mystery set in Victorian London

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“A fine-mannered shocker.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Pitt’s compassion and Charlotte’s cleverness make them compatible sleuths, as well as extremely congenial. . . . Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“[A] complex, gripping, and highly satisfying mystery . . . an adroit blend of thick London atmosphere and a convincing cast . . . a totally surprising yet wonderfully plausible finale.”—Publishers Weekly

“Perry’s work is consistently top-notch and [Silence in Hanover Close] is one of her strongest efforts.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“Anne Perry is my choice for today’s best mystery writer of Victoriana.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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From the Inside Flap:

or Thomas Pitt is asked to reopen a three-year-old murder case which had taken place in London's luxurious Hanover Close, he knows that his superiors want him to smooth things over. But that is just not the way Pitt operates. With his wellborn wife, Charlotte, to aid him in penetrating the well-known reserve of high society, the inquisitive Pitts discover a secret so shocking it would lead to more deaths--and, quite possibly -- Pitt's own....
"[A] complex, gripping and highly satisfying mystery...An adroit blend of thick London atmosphere and a convincing cast...A totally surprising yet wonderfully plausible finale."
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About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0449216861
• ISBN 13: 9780449216866
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 345