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Bedford Square Bedford Square Anne Perry Superintendent Pitt investigates a blackmail ring, threatening to ruin the reputation of prominent people in Victorian London. It all begins with the discovery of a dead body outside a general's hous… OL15133892W
Half Moon Street Half Moon Street Anne Perry 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… OL15141470W
The Hyde Park headsman The Hyde Park headsman Anne Perry In Victorian London, Supt. Pitt of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of three apparently disparate victims: a band leader, a naval officer and a bus conductor. All three were beheaded. The case l… OL15395092W
Pentecost Alley Pentecost Alley Anne Perry After sending a man to the gallows for the murder of a Whitechapel prostitute two years after the ghastly crimes of Jack the Ripper, Superintendent Thomas Pitt is suddenly confronted with another chi… OL16050825W
Murder on the serpentine Murder on the serpentine Anne Perry - undifferentiated "It is not the custom for the commander of Special Branch to receive a royal summons-- so Thomas Pitt knows it must be for a matter of the gravest importance. The body of Sir John Halberd, the Queen… OL20052688W
Rutland place Rutland place Anne Perry - undifferentiated Une nouvelle enquête de l'inspecteur Pitt de Scotland Yard et de sa femme Charlotte. OL21716027W
Rutland Place Rutland Place Anne Perry When Charlotte learns of her mother's distress in losing a locket with a compromising picture, she has no idea that it's just the beginning of a series of bizarre events that will end in sudden death. OL23317840W
Ashworth Hall Ashworth Hall Anne Perry When a group of powerful Irish Protestants and Catholics gather at a country house to discuss Irish home rule, contention is to be expected. But when the meeting's moderator, government bigwig Ainsle… OL40630W
Half Moon Street Half Moon Street Anne Perry For Superintendent Thomas Pitt, the sight of the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames is unforgettable. The corpse lies in a battered punt drifting through the early mist, clad in a torn gr… OL40718W
Pentecost Alley Pentecost Alley Anne Perry The ritual murder of a prostitute named Ada McKinley in a bedroom on decrepit Pentecost Alley would ordinarily occasion no stir in Victoria's great metropolis. But under the victim's body the police … OL48766W
silence in Hanover Close silence in Hanover Close Anne Perry When Inspector Thomas Pitt is asked to reopen a three-year-old murder case which had taken place in London's luxurious Hanover Close, he knows that his superiors want him to smooth things over. But t… OL48831W
Seven Dials Seven Dials Anne Perry Millions of readers who love New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry and her novels cherish the magical passport she provides into the age of Victoria at its brilliant zenith. It was an unforget… OL48849W
Traitors gate Traitors gate Anne Perry Someone in the Colonial Office is passing secrets to Germany about England’s strategy on Africa. While Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt investigates this matter of treason, he is quietly looking int… OL48854W
The Whitechapel conspiracy The Whitechapel conspiracy Anne Perry In 1892, the grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes four years earlier by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper remain a terrifying enigma. And in a packed Old Bailey courtroom, Superintendent Thomas Pi… OL48864W
Belgrave Square Belgrave Square Anne Perry When low-life moneylender William Weems is found murdered, there are few to mourn his passing. But when Inspector Pitt finds a list containing the names of some of London's most distinguished gentlem… OL48865W
Callander Square Callander Square Anne Perry Everyone on Callander Square has something to hide—but someone will kill to keep a secret When two dead infants are dug up in the Callander Square gardens, the upper-class residents dismiss the b… OL48866W
Paragon Walk Paragon Walk Anne Perry In the affluent London street of Paragon Walk, an unspeakable and baffling crime is committed: a young woman is raped and murdered. The elegant masks of the aristocractic suspects begin to slip, and … OL48869W
Highgate rise Highgate rise Anne Perry Clemency Shaw, the wife of a prominent doctor, has died in a tragic fire. But whether the blaze was set by an arsonist aiming for the doctor, or set by the doctor himself, Inspector Thomas Pitt isn't… OL48877W