Best of the Best. All of London is shocked when a dead man is found sprawled on the Bedford Square doorstep of Gen. Ballantyne, who denies any know...
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Jun 13, 2011
Janet
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I thought this was a great book. I loved the characters, the mystery, the setting... all of it. I am coming into the lives of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt rather late, as I see that this is the 19th book featuring the duo. I have wanted to read Anne Perry for some time, as I have enjoyed reading her Letter From the Highlands articles. I bought four of her books from Half-Price Books when I spotted them on the shelf. Bedford Square was a fine start and I look forward to working my way through the r
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May 09, 2011
B
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Although I greatly enjoyed meeting the Pitts, Aunt Vespasia, Gracie, Tellman, and reading about life in late Victorian England, the mystery was in my view a big red herring. Solved in the last 20 pages by an unsexpected source, it left me unsatisfied. A lot of book was boring and I put it down. I never put a mystery down before. I'll see if Ilike Half Moon Street more; it's next on my list.
Apr 27, 2010
Allison
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Typical Perry. Victorian mystery. I enjoyed it.
And a quote, I liked: "What is love without trust, forgiveness, patience, and gentleness? Mere hunger and need, joy in another's company, shared pleasures, even laughter and perceptions, are merely things of good acquaintances. To be more than that, must be giving as well as taking, cost as well as gain."
And a quote, I liked: "What is love without trust, forgiveness, patience, and gentleness? Mere hunger and need, joy in another's company, shared pleasures, even laughter and perceptions, are merely things of good acquaintances. To be more than that, must be giving as well as taking, cost as well as gain."
Sep 30, 2010
Kathy
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Whoa...intense. I was all over the place trying to figure out whodunnit...and I was wrong. Oh well, no big surprise there! I love how well Perry conveys the time period through the clothes, the manners, the mores, the expectations, the concerns, the setting. From the delicious tea to the aromatic alley.
Pitt seems to have come up quite a bit in the world. His higher-ups at the station aren't giving him so hard a time anymore. Charlotte's effect on the General is poignant while th More...
Pitt seems to have come up quite a bit in the world. His higher-ups at the station aren't giving him so hard a time anymore. Charlotte's effect on the General is poignant while th More...
Jan 17, 2012
Mary
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I did not remember at all the culprit. I also think most people don't think about things like potential romantic partner's thougths on justice and fairness when they are choosing. Most people just fall in lust. I always feel inadequate given the thoughts Ms. Perry puts in her characters' heads.
Aug 18, 2011
Scott
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I liked it but felt it dragged. it did keep me guessing as to who did it pretty much until the end I had my suspicions focus on one of the characters about 3/4 f the way through but can't say I was certain until about the last 10 pages.
The dragging portions for was what I thought was over done descriptions of everything from the ladies dresses to the decors of the homes, perhaps the intent of the author was to satisfy a readership of more women then men and some women would enjoy the More...
The dragging portions for was what I thought was over done descriptions of everything from the ladies dresses to the decors of the homes, perhaps the intent of the author was to satisfy a readership of more women then men and some women would enjoy the More...
May 29, 2009
Adrienne
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I have found my new favorite author. Although she's not new to anyone else. She's been writing this series of mystery novels since 1978! I love love loved all the characters and the way she presents the Victorian world. The plot was sufficiently twisted and yet still a satisfying ending. Loved every word of it. I am glad she has written about a billion books, I know what I'll be doing all summer :)
Sep 05, 2010
Terry
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I love that Anne Perry's stories are always about something more complicated that just the murder in the beginning. I thought the plot in this book was especially interesting - blackmail and misuse of power instead of just murder. What a nice diversion her books are!
Aug 15, 2009
Connie
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I enjoyed this book for it's different plot twist. It started as all the books with a dead body and a mystery to be solved. Though the book it's self did not center on the dead body and it's killer so much as on the lives of other characters and their story's.
Oct 27, 2011
Ira
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The Victorian setting was sufficiently established but the mystery was successfully kept until the second to the last chapter of the book, which I think was not a good thing. The scene in the last chapter was quite dramatic. I was expecting to have a decent explanation and confirmation about the deductions inferred by Pitt and the others. The story kept mentioning the same things over and over again, summarizing over and over again, which contributed to its length. So I supposed that there'd be
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Jan 10, 2009
Helenzebra
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I think this is one of Ms. Perry's earlier novels which I found to be interesting, a little slow. Ms. Perry continues to get better and better with each book. So I look forward to reading more of her mysteries in the future.
Apr 06, 2007
Beverly
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I've read several Anne Perry books over the past 10 years and this one was weak. Her standard theme of class bias that not all people of society are over-priviledged worthless cretins is boring. A man dies and the big concern is the disgrace it will bring to the home owner who's doorstep he has been laid at contradicts her equality of class, as does the only time that they even think about digging into this poor sod's death is when someone of class dies. The plot itself is thin and never real
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Oct 26, 2010
Michelle
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This was a light read, so I might try another in the series. Very Victorian, which has its charms. Could have moved along a bit faster. However, it was clean. Something you don't find in the mystery genre all that often.
Jul 30, 2011
Stuart
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I enjoy reading these Thomas Pitt books every so often. They are an easy read, they evoke a realistic-seeming feel of Victorian London, and there's a murder to be solved. I couldn't read several of them in a row, but they are good occasional reads.
Jul 30, 2011
Candace
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My favorite in the series so far.....clues were well planted, characters compelling, and the end a shock!
Feb 11, 2009
Jane
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Everyone has something to hide in this murder mystery starring Detective and Mrs. Pitt.
Aug 13, 2010
Beth/Sr. Elizabeth
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This story really kept my interest throughout. Easy to read and entertaining.
Aug 04, 2010
Summers
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Doing a lot of light reading lately... amongst all the chaos and changes going on around me. :0 AND it's helping so my brain shuts down and I can get to sleep!! Another good mystery...
Jul 06, 2009
Jordan
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Very complex and intriguing. I recommend it and I really enjoyed it, but I wasn't blown away.
Apr 12, 2011
Linda
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I've just discovered this author, and am basically inhaling her books. There are two series I've sampled so far; one features detective William Monk, that the other, of which this is one, features Charlotte and Thomas Pitt. Both series are set in Victorian England, and are mysteries. I find the characters in the William Monk series stronger than these, but this is still very enjoyable. And the good news is, there are many more.
Feb 26, 2009
Ang
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Yeah for clean modern novels. Anne Perry wrote a great book. I love Agatha Christie and this is a satisfying read if you like mystery novels. I am excited to read more of her books. The part I liked the best is that the characters in the story have to deal with the plot line and their own experiences and perceptions of the world. The characters are not perfect or mysteriously brilliant like Sherlock Holmes. I will definitely recommend this author to others who love mystery novels.
Dec 02, 2011
Diane
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The Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series are always clean and compelling, if a bit slow-moving.
Jul 10, 2008
Lisa
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I enjoyed the story. I figured out the connection between the victims long before the characters did, and wanted to yell that it was right in front of their faces, but I suppose that may have solved things too early in the book. I do enjoy the lack of vulgarity in Anne Perry's work, but it really bothered me when the police didn't seem to care what happened to one character when it turned out that he wasn't really dead, but was missing.
Dec 29, 2007
LJ
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Bedford Square - G
Perry, Anne (aka Juliet Hulme) - 19th in Thomas Pitt series
When a man is found murdered on the doorstep of a respectable house in Bedford Square, Victorian England's finest and most controversial policeman, Thomas Pitt, is immediately called to the scene.
The characters were more interesting than the story.
Perry, Anne (aka Juliet Hulme) - 19th in Thomas Pitt series
When a man is found murdered on the doorstep of a respectable house in Bedford Square, Victorian England's finest and most controversial policeman, Thomas Pitt, is immediately called to the scene.
The characters were more interesting than the story.
Aug 21, 2011
Jeanie
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Interesting plot. Got bogged down a little in the middle. Repetitious! But then the surprise ending made it worthwhile. Oh, and there was at least one senseless death. Sometimes I wonder if Perry kills characters off because she doesn't know what to do with them.
Oct 27, 2009
Natalie
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I loved this book. One of my favorites because of the insight into all the characters rather than just Thomas or just Charlotte. Great Aunt Vespia is someone I would love to meet...and the gentlemen with high moral values, love them!
