Seven Dials (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593351526 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lovat, the diplomat, once served in Egypt, and to unravel the mystery of his death, Pitt travels to Alexandria, where he finds that the beautiful Ayesha Zakhari is not who she appears to be--and that Lovat's murder may be tied to an old crime which, if exposed, could set the Middle East aflame. Perry, the author of two Victorian-era series (the other stars investigator William Monk), does her usual fine job of bringing the colorful time period alive, helped along by the details of domestic life provided by her protagonists' wives, interesting and accomplished women who have lately played all but equal roles in solving their husbands' cases. --Jane Adams. It's not long before the reader realizes the connection between the two crimes; meanwhile, Perry layers this smoothly plotted mystery with a fascinating history of Egypt in the days of the British Empire and the religious and
Bravo to Perry! Just when you think it can't get any better, along comes Anne Perry's Seven Dials. The unfolding story and plot(s) kept me from putting this book down. It is masterfully intertwined with Victorian England and Alexandria, Egypt and a who dunnit murder and mystery, with a t. PTSD in Victorian England Sheila Berry I became interested in reading Anne Perry's fiction after I read "Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century." In 1954, Ms. Perry, then Juliet Hulme, and her best friend, Pauline Parker, bludgeoned Pauline's mother to death. It seems to me that a person doesn't commit a gru. Jeanne Lachance5 stars and will eant to read yhe rrst. said Lots of tension and so much wonderful information. I really like the relationship between Charlotte. This book kept me glued to it. Lots of tension and so much wonderful information. I really like the relationship between Charlotte and Pitt. Also the wonderful way Charlotte needs to solve her own mysteries with her maid. Oh my how I love Lady Vespatis, forgive my spellin
Nearby stands the tenant of the house, the beautiful and notorious Egyptian woman Ayesha Zakhari, who falls under the shadow of suspicion. But in ancient Alexandria, where the victim was once an army officer, hope grows dim. Pitt’s orders, emanating from Prime Minister Gladstone himself, are to protect-at all costs-the good name of the third person in the garden: senior cabinet minister Saville Ryerson. For there, Pitt receives intimations of deadly entanglements stretching from Egyptian cotton fields to Manchester cotton mills, from the noxious London slum known as Seven Dials to the madhouse called Bedlam. Could it be true? In the dead man’s less-than-stellar reputation, Pitt finds hope. This distinguished public servant, whispered to be Ayesha’s lover, insists that she is as innocent as he is himself. With Pitt and his clients racing against the hangman, the trial reaches its pulse-pumping climax.. Meanwhile, in a packed courtroom at the Old Bailey, time is ticking away for Ayesha and Saville. In the first gray of a mid-September morning, Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty’s Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow