Farriers' Lane - Softcover

Perry, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449219615 ISBN 13: 9780449219614

Publisher: Fawcett Books, 1994

Synopsis

"Gripping and intense...Her characters are authentically and appealingly drawn, and her plot is sinister."
BOOKLIST
When a distinguished judge dies of opium poisoning, the crucifixion five years before of Kingsley Blaine is brought back into the public eye, and it is screaming for revenge. The police had arrested a Jewish actor, who was soon condemend to hang.
Police Inspector Thomas Pitt, investigating the judge's death, is drawn into the sensational murder, because it appears the judge was about to reopen the earlier case. He receives curiously little help from his colleagues on the force, but his wife, Charlotte, gleans from her social engagements startling insights into the women in both cases. And slowly both Thomas and Charlotte begin to reach 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
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Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer. "Seattle Weekly""

"[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

Edition details

• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0449219615
• ISBN 13: 9780449219614
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback