Half Moon Street (Wheeler Large Print Compass Series) - Hardcover

Perry, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568958579 ISBN 13: 9781568958576

Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Like her literary forebear Charles Dickens, acclaimed author Anne Perry intrigues us with intricate plots propelled by vivid characters and the dark pleasures of Victorian London. Now, with Half Moon Street, Perry delivers another stunning novel enriched by the color of that matchless era: horses' hooves on cobblestone, fashionable drawing rooms where tea and scandal are served steaming hot, bedrooms whose secrets are seldom revealed, the strong beat of life in the world's most magnificent city.

Superintendent Thomas Pitt cannot immediately ascertain exactly what segment of society the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames came from, but the sight of him is unforgettable. He lies in a battered punt drifting through the morning mist, his arms and legs chained to the boat's sides. He is clad in a torn green gown and flowers bestrew his battered body.

Is he, as Pitt fears, a French diplomat who has gone missing? Or merely someone who greatly resembles him? Pitt's determined search for answers leads him deep into London's bohemia to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman-- and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography.

But only Pitt's most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect the innocent.

Once again, Anne Perry asks us to look deeply into the crimes of heart--and rewards us a fresh and brilliant portrait of the engrossing world that she has long since made her own.

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Review

"Evocative . . . shocking."--"Chicago Tribune"

"What a complex and intriguing writer Anne Perry is. . . . "Half Moon Street "is a beautifully woven mystery. . . . Perry deftly conveys the rich tapestry of Victorian life. . . . She proves, like all the best writers, that outward standards may change, but inner truths remain eternal."--"The Plain Dealer"

"Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer
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"Readers get to experience the pace of a changing world through the eyes of intelligent observers . . . all while piecing together clues and moving closer to the author's famously satisfying denouements."--"BookPage"

"Enthralling."--"Deseret News"

"Evocative . . . shocking."--"Chicago Tribune"
"What a complex and intriguing writer Anne Perry is. . . . "Half Moon Street "is a beautifully woven mystery. . . . Perry deftly conveys the rich tapestry of Victorian life. . . . She proves, like all the best writers, that outward standards may change, but inner truths remain eternal."--"The Plain Dealer"
"Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer
"
"Readers get to experience the pace of a changing world through the eyes of intelligent observers . . . all while piecing together clues and moving closer to the author's famously satisfying denouements."--"BookPage"
"Enthralling."--"Deseret News"

Evocative . . . shocking. "Chicago Tribune"
What a complex and intriguing writer Anne Perry is. . . . "Half Moon Street "is a beautifully woven mystery. . . . Perry deftly conveys the rich tapestry of Victorian life. . . . She proves, like all the best writers, that outward standards may change, but inner truths remain eternal. "The Plain Dealer"
Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive. "The Philadelphia Inquirer
"
Readers get to experience the pace of a changing world through the eyes of intelligent observers . . . all while piecing together clues and moving closer to the author s famously satisfying denouements. "BookPage"
Enthralling. "Deseret News""

Evocative . . . shocking. Chicago Tribune
What a complex and intriguing writer Anne Perry is. . . . Half Moon Street is a beautifully woven mystery. . . . Perry deftly conveys the rich tapestry of Victorian life. . . . She proves, like all the best writers, that outward standards may change, but inner truths remain eternal. The Plain Dealer
Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive. The Philadelphia Inquirer

Readers get to experience the pace of a changing world through the eyes of intelligent observers . . . all while piecing together clues and moving closer to the author s famously satisfying denouements. BookPage
Enthralling. Deseret News"

"Evocative . . . shocking."--Chicago Tribune

"What a complex and intriguing writer Anne Perry is. . . . Half Moon Street is a beautifully woven mystery. . . . Perry deftly conveys the rich tapestry of Victorian life. . . . She proves, like all the best writers, that outward standards may change, but inner truths remain eternal."--The Plain Dealer

"Perry has the great gift of making it all seem immediate and very much alive."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Readers get to experience the pace of a changing world through the eyes of intelligent observers . . . all while piecing together clues and moving closer to the author's famously satisfying denouements."--BookPage

"Enthralling."--Deseret News

Book Description

The latest instalment in the well-loved and critically acclaimed Inspector Pitt series by the master storyteller of Victorian society

About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1568958579
• ISBN 13: 9781568958576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 439