Tag: victorian london

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)

Book Review: Bleak House by Charles Dickens

March 25, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Bleak House opens in the twilight of foggy London, where fog grips the city most densely in the Court of Chancery. The obscure case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs, the romance of Esther Summerson and the secrets of her origin, the sleuthing … More Book Review: Bleak House by Charles Dickens

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)

ARC Review: Blood Is Blood by Will Thomas (Barker & Llewelyn #10)

November 13, 2018

  Official Synopsis from Goodreads: A bombing injures private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, leaving it up to his soon-to-be-married junior partner Thomas Llewelyn to find the person trying to murder them both before it’s too late—in the newest mystery in Will Thomas’s beloved series. In 19th century London, Cyrus Barker and his associate Thomas Llewelyn … More ARC Review: Blood Is Blood by Will Thomas (Barker & Llewelyn #10)

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: Anatomy of Evil by Will Thomas

July 31, 2016

Synopsis: Private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant Thomas Llewelyn help out Scotland Yard in hunting Jack the Ripper in the seventh entry in the Barker & Llewelyn Victorian mystery series. Review: The Barker & Llewelyn books just get more detailed and complex over time! This was an enjoyable, if gruesome, addition to the … More Book Review: Anatomy of Evil by Will Thomas

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)

Book Review: Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn #6) by Will Thomas

August 16, 2015

Setting: London 1886 Synopsis: Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, are accused of a crime and try to clear their name, while Barker’s old enemy, Sebastian Nightwine arrives in London. Review: Will Thomas has created a wonderful character in Cyrus Barker. Barker appears larger than life, he is an expert on many … More Book Review: Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn #6) by Will Thomas