Tag: anne perry

Book Review: Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #31)

January 10, 2020

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Gripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the corrupt affairs of Victorian society on the brink of the century’s turn. The world is poised for social and political change, but England holds tight to its traditions, classes, … More Book Review: Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #31)

Book Review: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry (William Monk #8)

December 13, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Deep in London’s filthy, dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful business. For a price, a man could procure whatever he wanted, but it happened now and then that the price he paid was his life. Now, in sunless Water Lane, respected solicitor Leighton Duff lies dead, kicked and … More Book Review: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry (William Monk #8)

ARC Review: Death in Focus by Anne Perry (Elena Standish #1)

September 17, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre-World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover’s final, urgent message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power. On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister … More ARC Review: Death in Focus by Anne Perry (Elena Standish #1)

Book Review: Weighed in the Balance by Anne Perry (William Monk #7)

January 29, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: When Countess Zorah Rostova asks London barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone to defend her against a charge of slander, he is astonished to find himself accepting. For, without a shred of evidence, the countess insists that the prince of her small German principality was murdered by his wife, the woman who was … More Book Review: Weighed in the Balance by Anne Perry (William Monk #7)

Book Review: The Angel Court Affair by Anne Perry (A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel #30)

June 15, 2018

  Official Synopsis from Goodreads: When Commander Thomas Pitt is ordered to protect a young woman visiting London from Spain, he cannot see why this is a job for Special Branch. When she disappears in the dead of night from Angel Court, however, he is faced with a dangerous mystery. Sofia preached new, and some … More Book Review: The Angel Court Affair by Anne Perry (A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel #30)

Book Review: Cain His Brother by Anne Perry (William Monk #6)

April 6, 2017

Official Synopsis from Amazon: In his family life Angus Stonefield had been gentle and loving, in business a man of probity, and in his relationship with his twin brother, Caleb, a virtual saint. Now Angus is missing, and it appears more than possible that Caleb—a creature long since abandoned to depravity—has murdered him. Hired to … More Book Review: Cain His Brother by Anne Perry (William Monk #6)

Book Review: The Sins of the Wolf by Anne Perry (William Monk #5)

March 22, 2016

Synopsis: Book Five in the William Monk mysteries, this book has former Crimean War nurse Hester Latterly being hired to help transport an elderly lady from Edinburgh to London. Along the way the elderly lady dies, and Hester is arrested for her murder. London barrister Oliver Rathbone and investigator William Monk attempt to clear Hester’s … More Book Review: The Sins of the Wolf by Anne Perry (William Monk #5)