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When an MP is murdered women suffrage beware. But another than another murder occurs. Pitt and his wife go around London tring to find the murderer. A surprising twist happens after the murderer is found. (

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meyben | Jun 7, 2007 |

Very good victorian detective fiction, at least her detective fiction isn't as obvious as her fantasy! She gets the feel of the victorian world, and you can understand the characters and their frustrations (

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Series (with order)

Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (10)

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Bethlehem Road

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Sir Lockwood Hamilton

Barclay Hamilton

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London, England, UK

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To Ruth, for her many gifts to me

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Hetty stood at the edge of Westminster Bridge and stared across the dark roadway at the man lounging rather awkwardly against the beautiful three-headed lamppost on the far side.

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He might be elegant, but there's no mistaking it--the gentleman tied to the lamppost on Westminster Bridge is definitely dead. Before Inspector Thomas Pitt can even speculate on why anyone should want to kill the eminent M.P., Sir Lockwood, a colleague of his, meets the same fate at the same spot. The public is outraged, and clever Charlotte Pitt, Thomas's well-born wife, helps her hard-pressed husband by scouting society's drawing rooms for clues to these appalling crimes. Meanwhile, another victim is being stalked....
"Mrs. Perry once again demonstrates her true and lively passion....Her finely drawn characters couldn't be more comfortable within the customs and sensibility of their historical period."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

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