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Belgrave Square (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #12)
by
Anne Perry
Lorsque William Weems, un obscur usurier, est assassiné du côté de Clerkenwell, une discrète jubilation se répand parmi ses clients qu'il n'hésitait pas, à sa façon, à "étrangler" sans pitié. Quand l'inspecteur Pitt trouve dans son bureau une liste comportant plusieurs noms du Gotha londonien, il prend conscience de l'ampleur de sa tâche. William Weems était en fait un vér...more
Mass Market Paperback, Grands détectives, 414 pages
Published
2012
by 10/18
(first published January 1st 1992)
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Number 12 in this series featuring the husband/wife detective team of Charlotte and Thomas Pitt. In this installment, Drummond calls in Thomas to help on a delicate matter: a peer is being blackmailed by a usurer, and when the blackmailer is found dead two lists are discovered: one of those who owed the moneylender debts they dearly wished to keep quiet and another of individuals being blackmailed. So many had motives to kill, so who did it?
This installment might not be as rich in details of soc...more
This installment might not be as rich in details of soc...more
Thomas Pitt is called in to investigate the murder of a money lender and blackmailer because the murder may involve a member of the "inner circle," a powerful secret society pledged to support each other whenever called upon. There are two lists left at the money lender's house; one of the debts of poor struggling souls and another of upperclass men who are more likely to have been victims of blackmail.
Thomas finds himself investigating people whom he knows and in many instances, people who are...more
Thomas finds himself investigating people whom he knows and in many instances, people who are...more
Dec 22, 2007
Nicole
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like historical mysteries
Shelves:
19thcentury,
mystery
I'm starting to rack up a fair number of historical mysteries, and as things go, this one was pretty good. There are about 50 other Anne Perry books just about this character that I haven't read, so I can't speak to the quality of the series as a whole, but based on this one, I'd keep reading more. Her main character, Thomas Pitt, is a little stiff at times, but on the whole pretty likable. His wife is entertaining, but I was expecting a little more out of her. Having partially chosen to read th...more
I picked this up on a whim at a used bookstore in West Chester, PA one day on my lunch break just before I left for a trip to London. I love mysteries but had always avoided Anne Perry because her detectives are policemen and I prefer the cozier private detectives. Also, I saw the movie Heavenly Creatures and had mixed feelings about reading mystery novels written by a murderer. But I love me some Victorian literature and was desperate for something to read on the plane. As it happened, I didn't...more
As always with AP books she keeps you guessing until the last 3 or 4 pages of a story. Figured out what the twist in this one was early on but she still surprised me with the ending. A "peer of the realm" comes to Pitt's boss and says he thinks he may be implicated in the murder of a back street usurer. This book introduces a group that will make several appearances in subsequent books, that being, a secretive group calling itself The Inner Circle. They play a major role in this story. These guy...more
I listened to this book on tape/cd. I love the reader, an english accent and the book comes even more to life when she reads. This might be my favorite way to read an Anne Perry book.
Perry's writing is always full of detail and description that enhance the reading. She tackles a variety of topics with an interesting flair. I found this to be a very good read/listen. I recommend it.
Perry's writing is always full of detail and description that enhance the reading. She tackles a variety of topics with an interesting flair. I found this to be a very good read/listen. I recommend it.
I quite enjoyed this story -- I don't think I will hunt down more Thomas & Charolette Pitt stories, but if they come my way I will read them.
I enjoyed the feel of Victorian life, and well, I can admit that I didn't see the WHO of the who-dunit coming. It is a bit of a twist at the end, at least is was for me.
I enjoyed the feel of Victorian life, and well, I can admit that I didn't see the WHO of the who-dunit coming. It is a bit of a twist at the end, at least is was for me.
This was not a real page turner for me because I was so confident I had detected who the killer was and the real motive........the last 4 pages proved me DEAD WRONG!!! It was just as shocking to me as it was to Thomas.....neither one of us saw it coming. Great read.
Perry presents a good mystery, with engaging characters. I like her Charlotte & Thomas Pitt and I generally enjoy her loving historical and social detail. This time I found it excessive and cloying, so that I was able to put down the book and watch movies with Ray.
When I started reading this book, I did not realize that it was part of a series. However, it was not necessary to read the other books before this one. The overall story was interesting, but the author had a tendency to be very long-winded. It got to the point where I was not even in suspense over "who done it". However, I felt that the interesting stories of the many characters in the book somewhat made up for this. While I had correctly identified the killer before this was revealed, there wa...more
The debut of the Inner Circle, which dominates the rest of the books, if I remember correctly. I recalled the "shocking" part of the story which caused the blackmail/murder, but I forgot the climatic scene. And it's rather memorable!
Another good murder mystery! I can usually see through plots and guess what is coming but I usually only figure out what is coming a page before it does... or have thought of it early on and then dropped the idea.
I love the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery series, but I must admit that this one had me a little disappointed. Only one dead body! But, the ending; actually the last few pages blew me away. I kept saying "wow" over and over again. Don't stop reading. The end is well worth the slow paced body of the book. Once again Anne Perry keeps me coming back for more.
Emily's new husband, Jack, is running for Parliament and somehow the murder or an obscure moneylender in a poor section of town is connected to one of the member's of the political social circle that Jack and Emily must cultivate.
Since Emily is occasionally under the weather with her pregnancy, Charlotte substitutes as hostess and some of the best bits of the book are the little barbs that all the ladies exchange with each other.
I don't think anyone will be surprised by who the murderer is by t...more
Since Emily is occasionally under the weather with her pregnancy, Charlotte substitutes as hostess and some of the best bits of the book are the little barbs that all the ladies exchange with each other.
I don't think anyone will be surprised by who the murderer is by t...more
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Actually listened to audio version but was not an option on Goodreads. Fun for a long drive. Still can't get over Anne Perry being a child murderer, though!
Part of the Inspector Pitt series. I thought it was interesting how polite everyone has to be all the time--makes it hard to investigate a murder!
Pitt investigates the death of a money-lender/blackmailer. This installment also introduces the brotherhood.
Read if you like mysteries or historical fiction.
Read if you like mysteries or historical fiction.
I'm sad that this is the last audio book available narrated by Davinia Porter in this series. I will continue the series in print.
Excellent series, and this one was complicated with a heck of a twist at the very end. Loved it!
Excellent series, and this one was complicated with a heck of a twist at the very end. Loved it!
The more I read from this series, the more I like the books. This was definitely hard to put down.
A money lender is murdered and notes left suggest a variety of suspects, many of them in prominent positions. Some of those named appear nervous, other oblivious to the crime.
Inspector Pitt is especially put on the case and, with the aid of his wife, Charlotte, he moves effortlessly through the wealthy mansions and squalid hovels of Victorian London in an attempt to uncover the mystery.
Ultimately he does so but not before a most surprising ending to an enjoyable tale that captures the feel and s...more
Inspector Pitt is especially put on the case and, with the aid of his wife, Charlotte, he moves effortlessly through the wealthy mansions and squalid hovels of Victorian London in an attempt to uncover the mystery.
Ultimately he does so but not before a most surprising ending to an enjoyable tale that captures the feel and s...more
The beginning drug a bit; then the climax was very brief and abrupt. Not my favorite in the series.
Oct 26, 2008
Felicity
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Mystery readers, those interested in Victorian London
I've read quite a few Anne Perry novels in both the Pitt and Monk series, and this one managed to surprise me regardless. A more sidelong and attenuated connection than usual between the worlds of Thomas's professional life and Charlotte's social meddling made this a challenging mystery indeed. More political than usual, the story of blackmail and secret societies takes place during an intriguing time in London's history -- when the failure to catch Jack the Ripper had called the continued exist...more
Good to get back into this series again.
Excellent Victorian mystery novel.
Another good Victorian-era mystery.
The beginning was kind of slow but then it picked up near the end.
Circulo de Leitores
Oh, this was a great one! I started it not expecting much because the last couple of books by Perry were rather on the awful side. This one had a new social injustice of the Victorian age (usurers), enough side story of both Thomas Pitt and Micah Drummand to make it personal, a plausible murder plot line and even though you saw part of the ending coming it still had a jaw dropping twist. I wanted to read it again right after I finished it to catch the nuances I knew I had missed.
dragged through many parts. Did have some twists and turns, not my usual type of read
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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.
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