Highgate Rise (Thorndike Large Print Cloak and Dagger Series) - Hardcover

Perry, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560542683 ISBN 13: 9781560542681

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1991

Synopsis

In their eleventh mystery, Inspector Pitt and Charlotte investigate a mysterious fire in which a woman died, and uncover arson and murder

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Review

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

Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens s eyes pop. The New York Times Book Review
Perry gets the Victorian mood just right. . . . Settle in with this one on a rainy day. Booklist
Descriptions of London s Upstairs/Downstairs society [are] historically illuminating. St. Petersburg Times

Rounded out by a host of lively characters, this is a memorable tale. Publishers Weekly"

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

"Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens's eyes pop."--The New York Times Book Review

"Perry gets the Victorian mood just right. . . . Settle in with this one on a rainy day."--Booklist

"Descriptions of London's Upstairs/Downstairs society [are] historically illuminating."--St. Petersburg Times

"Rounded out by a host of lively characters, this is a memorable tale."--Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover

FAMILY SECRETS UP IN FLAMES

A ferocious fire shocks genteel Highgate Village. But when it proves to be arson, Inspector Thomas Pitt finds himself in charge of a complicated case of murder.

While the city of London and Bow Street station reel from the repulsive crimes of Jack the Ripper, Highgate remains untouched. But its cosy society is not as spotless as it would like to appear. Dr Shaw has made many enemies there with his outspoken opinions and the common view is that he was the intended victim of the blaze. But his wife had been campaigning against slum landlords, thus gaining powerful enemies herself. And she is the one who has died.

Inspector Pitt and his aristocratic wife, Charlotte, approach the case from different angles. He has the opportunity to question suspicious neighbours and dismissive colleagues, but her access to Society gossip can lead to unexpected clues. And unexpected dangers ...

Praise for Anne Perry

“She has carved a substantial career as a writer ... her books have a strong social and ethical element”
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Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560542683
• ISBN 13: 9781560542681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 554