The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Feb 21, 2023 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime-thriller-suspense, first-of-a-series, 2023, library, brit-mysteries, on-laptop, overdrive, british, audio-avail-ill, hf

4.5 stars. This started slow but I really enjoyed it, and have already started the next one. It’s the first of a very loooooooooong, British, Victorian-era mystery series that is as much about the main, recurring characters as it is about the mystery, which I actually prefer.

For those looking for the “gentler” mystery series, this is one and if you’re interested in gender and class in history, you have another reason to read this. The writing is very good and this author is so prolific and wide ...more

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Sep 21, 2010 Doina rated it liked it

Shelves: british-mystery

The description from the publisher doesn't offer any insight at all into the story. The author is really good at capturing the essence of the time period, the class distinctions, and the atmosphere of the era. The mystery is not really the central focus, but it is still a good one. Took me a while to guess who the murderer was. Yes it's a mystery/romance combo, which I usually hate, but this one is well done. The romance doesn't dominate the story in this installment, and I hope it won't dominat ...more

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Jan 21, 2019 Pam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-books-read, uk-mystery, crime-fiction, historical-mystery, england

AUTHOR Perry, Anne
TITLE The Cater Street Hangman
DATE READ 01/21/19
RATING 4.5/B+
FIRST SENTENCE Charlotte Ellison stood in the center of the withdrawing room, the newspaper in her hand.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Crime Fiction /1979/ Random House/ 287 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt
CHALLENGE GR 2019 Reading Goal 11/111; GR Cozy Snoop A (10 books) 2/10
GROUP READ GR Crime, Mysteries, Thrillers Cozy Author Focus on Anne Perry
CHARACTERS Charlotte Ellison; outspoken free thin ...more

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May 17, 2017 Nancy H added it

An excellent mystery, this 19th-century story is intriguing and fascinating in its time and place as well as for the mystery itself. Reminiscent of a Jack-the-Ripper tale, this one involves a murderer who is garroting innocent girls as they walk to and from their homes in a respectable area of London. Charlotte has to deal with her overbearing father, her silly younger sister, her older sister who is married to a man that Charlotte herself loved, that man himself whom Charlotte suspects could be ...more

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