Long Spoon Lane (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Perry, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786272716 ISBN 13: 9780786272716

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2005

Synopsis

In a Victorian-era London beset by anarchists, detective Thomas Pitt investigates the mysterious death of Magnus Landsborough, the son of aristocrat Lord Sheridan Landsborough, during a violent gun battle between police and rioters.

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Review:

Praise for Anne Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel "Seven Dials"

"Intricately layered . . . The visual panorama is voluptuous to behold."
-"The New York Times Book Review"

"Perry's as good as it gets. . . . The final courtroom scene produces more victims and left me breathless."
-"Providence Journal"

"Terrific, vivid stuff . . . The alarmingly prolific Anne Perry [is] a master of the genre."
-"The Seattle Times
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"No matter which series she's writing about, Perry is really exploring issues of guilt and redemption, widening her scope to a global scale that gives her much more than just nineteenth-century London to worry about."
-"The Boston Globe"

"Perry has an undeniable knack for suspense . . . and her re-creation of the Victorian era is engrossing."
-"Omaha World-Herald"
"From the Hardcover edition."

"Elegant . . . The clear parallels [Perry] draws to current political issues are persuasive--and chilling."--"The New York Times Book Review
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"[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
""Long Spoon Lane" is one of [Perry's] best."--"The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer.""
"[Readers] will appreciate the cleverly orchestrated political machinations as much as the personal agendas."--"Booklist"
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"Engrossing . . . a convincing historical backdrop with echoes of modern-day fears.""--Publishers Weekly"

Elegant . . . The clear parallels [Perry] draws to current political issues are persuasive and chilling. "The New York Times Book Review
"
[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own. "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Long Spoon Lane" is one of [Perry s] best. "The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer."
[Readers] will appreciate the cleverly orchestrated political machinations as much as the personal agendas. "Booklist"
""
Engrossing . . . a convincing historical backdrop with echoes of modern-day fears. " Publishers Weekly""

"Elegant . . . The clear parallels [Perry] draws to current political issues are persuasive--and chilling."--The New York Times Book Review

"[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Long Spoon Lane is one of [Perry's] best."--The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer."
"[Readers] will appreciate the cleverly orchestrated political machinations as much as the personal agendas."--Booklist

"Engrossing . . . a convincing historical backdrop with echoes of modern-day fears."--Publishers Weekly

-Elegant . . . The clear parallels [Perry] draws to current political issues are persuasive--and chilling.---The New York Times Book Review

-[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own.---Los Angeles Times Book Review
-Long Spoon Lane is one of [Perry's] best.---The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer.-
-[Readers] will appreciate the cleverly orchestrated political machinations as much as the personal agendas.---Booklist

-Engrossing . . . a convincing historical backdrop with echoes of modern-day fears.---Publishers Weekly

Book Description:

Anne Perry has pulled out all the stops for this breathtaking tale of passion, principle and skulduggery, written with her unrivalled skill at evoking the world of Victorian England

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786272716
• ISBN 13: 9780786272716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 535