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64th out of 155 books
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32 voters
Resurrection Row (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #4)
by
Anne Perry
What an odd sight! The dead body of a peer of the realm sitting upright in an empty hansom cab. He had been decently buried once before, Inspector Pitt knew. There was something terrible amiss. Despite doctor's claims of death by natural causes, Pitt insisted on serious digging to unearth the truth--even if it killed him.
Mass Market Paperback, 224 pages
Published
October 12th 1982
by Fawcett
(first published December 1st 1981)
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Bodies that won't stay buried—is it a practical joke? Or murder?
Lord Fitzroy-Hammond of Resurrection Row has been dead and buried three weeks when he turns up sitting atop a hansom cab. Grave robbing, though a crime, isn't Inspector Thomas Pitt's usual fare. But when the macabre joke is repeated, and the man's corpse is found sitting in the family pew the Sunday following his second interment, Pitt begins to wonder if perhaps there's some message in it. The case grows increasingly bizarre as oth
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This book really deserves more like 3 1/2 stars, because it's a really well-written mystery, but it didn't really grab me emotionally. I more enjoyed it for the puzzle of it, and I have to say, it was nice having Detective Pitt as more of a focus than his wife Charlotte. Oddly, there was a lot less verbal class warfare and sniping than the last book in the series, which was a relief, but ironic, since the primary focus of many characters was passing a reform law to help deeply impoverished peopl...more
Fourth in the Charlotte & Thomas Pitt historical mystery series set in Victorian England and revolving around an unlikely couple.
My Take
Twisty. Perry sure went to a lot of work on this one.
It's foot-slogging having to go back over and over again. Dealing with the same people as Pitt continues to drag the bits and pieces out of them. Slowly assembling the puzzle. It's an excellent example of why the police need to ask so many seemingly unrelated questions. You never know when one bit of info...more
My Take
Twisty. Perry sure went to a lot of work on this one.
It's foot-slogging having to go back over and over again. Dealing with the same people as Pitt continues to drag the bits and pieces out of them. Slowly assembling the puzzle. It's an excellent example of why the police need to ask so many seemingly unrelated questions. You never know when one bit of info...more
Another fabulous Pitt mystery by Anne Perry, the fourth in the series. And the reader is off to the races beginning on the first page when two of the folks hailing a cab get more than they bargained for, an astonished horse and a corpse who’s been there, done that, now dug up, and posed as a cabby. A creative if improbable beginning. And the reader settles in. Not only are the dead again exposed, but the manners and mores, the pretenses and hypocrisies of Victorian society.
As is always the case...more
As is always the case...more
I had read this back when it originally came out (1981! I can't believe it was that long ago). But it had been so long that as I listened to the audiobook I kept thinking it sounded familiar. Then about 3/4 of the way through I remembered the ending.
This is after Thomas Pitt and Charlotte are married and have a little girl. He's still insecure about her losing her position in society by marrying him and being okay with it. She's happy with her life as it is, chores and all. Pitt is called to in...more
This is after Thomas Pitt and Charlotte are married and have a little girl. He's still insecure about her losing her position in society by marrying him and being okay with it. She's happy with her life as it is, chores and all. Pitt is called to in...more
I enjoyed the mystery in this book more than the previous 3. It DID deal with some seedier sides of society which hadn't really made an appearance in the other books. However, the actual mystery was much more interesting and really had me thinking even though a murder isn't discovered until close to the end of the book. Normally this would drive me batty but here there is still a mystery, I just began to assume that it wouldn't involve a murder.
It also delved into the horrific conditions of the...more
It also delved into the horrific conditions of the...more
This reminded me of an old movie called "The Trouble with Harry." Harry can't seem to stay buried. In this case, an elderly man is found propped up and dead in an cab in Victorian London. The problem is that he is not only dead, but he has been already been buried. The family gather's together to bury him again and a few days later there is another corpse that turns up posed as if he were living, but unfortunately dead and buried. By this time he is getting really hard to identify, but the famil...more
Fourth in the series. This one has a subplot that probes more deeply the struggles of the underclass in Victorian London, although much of this is still dealt with in well-to-do conversations over tea and finger foods. Someone keeps digging up corpses and putting them in odd places, and sometimes it's the same corpse again and again! Aunt Vespasia is back, getting more time and attention in this novel, and she is delightful. The fact that she takes Charlotte under her wing will allow that charac...more
My favorite of the Thomas Pitt series so far. I think I need to read more of the earlier ones. Perry's mysteries are still sometimes too much based on trusting the author not to let her character make a false arrest, but I liked the characters more at this stage. I can see the temptation of wanting to introduce her working class heroes to the lusher world of the upper class, but her females characters seem to lose their groundedness and become brainless and superficial like the women they are as...more
The important thing in a mystery is that you do not guess until the very end... and since I guessed about two lines before the reveal, this one has my vote. I like the way Anne Perry portrays the society of the late 19th century, but I especially liked the bill (and all the plot points that go with it) that some of the characters are trying to pass to help the poor. The only thing I missed in this one is that Charlotte didn't feel as involved. I intend to continue reading this series, I'm really...more
Anne Perry schreibt Kriminalromane, die im London der viktorianischen Zeit angesiedelt sind. Inspektor Thomas Pitt vom Scotland Yard ermittelt in der feinen Gesellschaft, während seine Ehefrau Charlotte oftmals aus Neugier Nachforschungen auf eigene Faust anstellt.
Nervenzerfetzende Spannung kommt in diesen Romanen nie auf. Alles läuft ein wenig langsamer und dadurch kommt ein sehr gutes Gefühl für die Gesellschaft und die gesellschaftliche Etikette um 1890 auf.
Warum "Resurrection Row" den deutsc...more
Nervenzerfetzende Spannung kommt in diesen Romanen nie auf. Alles läuft ein wenig langsamer und dadurch kommt ein sehr gutes Gefühl für die Gesellschaft und die gesellschaftliche Etikette um 1890 auf.
Warum "Resurrection Row" den deutsc...more
Interesting premise: dead bodies keep getting dug up and placed in interesting spots, like driving a cab, on a church pew, on a tombstone. Inspector Pitt must figure out why and Charlotte gets a chance to help. Some previous characters show up and get their stories moved along a bit and that was fun. I like this series because each is a well-constructed mystery with social commentary on Victorian life.
First of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mysteries I have read. I started looking for her as an author after reading some of the Theodore Monk mysteries. The Inspector Pitt mysteries are not as detailed. They still deal with class differences in the British society at the turn of the century (I think). Horses compete with omnibuses and workhouses abound in contrast to portraits of society women.
It was more like a 4.5, not quite amazing, but I like it the best of Anne Perry's books so far. It's sort of a double mystery - who done it and who is behind the strange goings on. And there's always the mystery of why. After three books of Victorian London Society life, we get a bit more info on the lowest classes. As always, the relationship between Pitt and his wife is sweet & respectful.
This Inspector Pitt book started off with a great opening scene and an
interresting premise; bodies are being dug up and left in unusual places. The plot itself was somewhat weaker. I think the author may have started with the 'suppose' about the bodies and worked from there. In general, her plots are not particularly strong. She takes a basically small story and adds her background material and one or two subplots consistant with the era and viola, she has a novel. The end result is consistantly...more
interresting premise; bodies are being dug up and left in unusual places. The plot itself was somewhat weaker. I think the author may have started with the 'suppose' about the bodies and worked from there. In general, her plots are not particularly strong. She takes a basically small story and adds her background material and one or two subplots consistant with the era and viola, she has a novel. The end result is consistantly...more
I read many of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt books in my pre-foodreads days, and found them to be quite a nice diversion/mystery. While I didn't find them as compelling as the later Monk series, I still did like them, especially for the glimpse below stairs that is often given in the stories. I'll probably get back to the series again some day, or listen on audio book.
This Victorian mystery is very interesting as it explores the possible beginnings of print pornography in London. Not a very savory subject but an interesting commentary on what it may have been like to see it beginning. One of the characters summed it up for me: "Disgusting."
Once again, the setting and characters are full of the dilemmas and tragedy of Victorian London. Perry makes me glad I didn't live then!
Once again, the setting and characters are full of the dilemmas and tragedy of Victorian London. Perry makes me glad I didn't live then!
Resurrection Row is a complicated tale involving a series of bodies unburied and set about in odd places. Perry takes a no-nonsense stand against the horrible conditions of the workhouses and the sweatshops of Victorian England, and I wondered to what end; but her vivid descriptions certainly set the scene.
This is the fourth Victorian murder mystery in this series featuring Inspector Thomas Pitt, and his wife Charlotte, who married her for love but significantly below herself in society. There’s some interesting bits where Charlotte is learning to cook and keep house on a policeman’s salary.
As for the mystery: someone is digging up freshly interred bodies and leaving them in places where innocent bystanders will discover them. It’s intriguing at first, but the resolution is pretty weak.
As with mos...more
As for the mystery: someone is digging up freshly interred bodies and leaving them in places where innocent bystanders will discover them. It’s intriguing at first, but the resolution is pretty weak.
As with mos...more
So I enjoyed this one... kept me going. I liked the fact that the plot was not the normal run of the mill one that I have read over and over again. Nice mystery. And this time I kept up! I wish their was more of Charlotte but I guess considering the era that wouldn't really be appropriate.
I really enjoyed this book. The emphasis is more on Thomas and his investigating skills, whereas Charlotte's role is more sounding board (he still treats her as his intellectual equal) and shelter from the storm. It's a lovely portrayal of detective work, marriage, and domesticity.
Finally, Perry gets it right! Despite my love for all things Victorian, I was ready to give up on this series, but Perry finally puts together a book that balances the craftiness of a good mystery with her interest in Victorian manners and mores. Plus, and I have nothing against Charlotte, but Thomas finally gets to do some detecting.
A bizarre twist in this one that leads Inspector Pitt on a wild goose chase. You will be so surprised on where he ends up finding the break in his case! Aunt Vespasia (sp?)with her incredible knowlege of society, helps Pitt out again along the way. Highly recommend this series!
Charlotte and Thomas are always an entertaining sleuthing pair. There's a nice bit of ethical ambiguity surrounding a Victorian reform issues subplot and its questions of how you treat those around you. A couple of secondary characters are back from previous books, but that just made me miss what made this a just a mildly entertaining read: no Emily. There's one scene where Charlotte think how her sister would act if present, which just articulated how I felt for most of the book. Emily is my fa...more
This was a really intriguing story. The mystery was not that "mysterious" but the sub plots made up for it. As always, Perry's portrayal of all sides of Victorian London is excellent. The descriptions of the slums and workhouses breaks your heart.
I enjoyed this one...however, I wish somehow she worked in more about the laws etc. for the poor at the time. The book somewhat assumes that the reader knows the information. Not a big deal--I am looking forward to the next in the series, so I am hooked! If I could've given it 3.5 stars, that would be my proper rating.
I am more of a historical fiction fan, but i thoroughly enjoy this series - i am not sure if I would "read" it, but I am totally addicted to the "audible" format, although some narrators are better than others and it does make a difference.
I like these books up until the endings. The just end. Punkt. No ends tied up. That leaves me dissatisfied and I tell myself I won't read another. And then I do anyway. I'm not sure why. Perhaps I keep hoping the next one will be different. But it never is.
There's no question that Anne Perry is one of my favorite authors: when I learn of a new release, or find an older book I've not yet read, I feel like I was gifted with a second dessert. Resurrection Row did not disappoint.
Lo leí muuuuy rápido! Interesante, con pistas variadas, que al principio no tenían relación hasta que Pitt las une con menos ayuda que la habitual de Tía Vespacia y Charlotte.
Y por supuesto no faltó el ataque de celos (en realidad no, pero internamente, sí!) de Pitt por Charlotte y su ex-cuñado.
En fin, la recomiendo.
Y por supuesto no faltó el ataque de celos (en realidad no, pero internamente, sí!) de Pitt por Charlotte y su ex-cuñado.
En fin, la recomiendo.
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Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is a British historical novelist.
Juliet took the name "Anne Perry", the latter being her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works generally fall into one of several cate...more
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Anne Perry (born Juliet Hulme) is a British historical novelist.
Juliet took the name "Anne Perry", the latter being her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works generally fall into one of several cate...more
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