A case reeking of scandal before the body is even cold…
Half Moon Street is the twentieth crime novel in the bestselling Thomas Pitt mystery series, by the master storyteller of Victorian society, Anne Perry. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Sarah Perry.
‘A splendidly plotted yarn’ – Publishers Weekly
For Superintendent Thomas Pitt, the sight of the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames is unforgettable. He lies in a battered punt drifting through the morning mist, his arms and legs chained to the boat’s sides. He is clad in a torn green gown and flowers bestrew his battered body.
Pitt’s determined search for answers to the victim’s identity leads him deep into London’s bohemia – to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman – and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography. But only Pitt’s most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect the
innocent.
What readers are saying about Half Moon Street:
‘I found the plot suspenseful and fascinating‘
‘Half Moon Street is cleverly plotted and comes to a satisfying and surprising conclusion‘
‘Five stars‘
Half Moon Street is the twentieth crime novel in the bestselling Thomas Pitt mystery series, by the master storyteller of Victorian society, Anne Perry. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Sarah Perry.
‘A splendidly plotted yarn’ – Publishers Weekly
For Superintendent Thomas Pitt, the sight of the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames is unforgettable. He lies in a battered punt drifting through the morning mist, his arms and legs chained to the boat’s sides. He is clad in a torn green gown and flowers bestrew his battered body.
Pitt’s determined search for answers to the victim’s identity leads him deep into London’s bohemia – to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman – and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography. But only Pitt’s most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect the
innocent.
What readers are saying about Half Moon Street:
‘I found the plot suspenseful and fascinating‘
‘Half Moon Street is cleverly plotted and comes to a satisfying and surprising conclusion‘
‘Five stars‘
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Reviews
A splendidly plotted yarn
Anne Perry continues to weave her beguiling spell, combining an adroitly plotted murder mystery and a lamentable social evil. Her Victorian mysteries have all the requisite scene-setting atmosphere and even a leavening of Dickens' social comnscience... Perry at her accomplished best
Her Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters
Murder fans who prefer their crimes with a touch of class should heat some scones and nestle back for the afternoon
When it comes to the Victorian mystery, Anne Perry has proved that nobody does it better
Perry has a wonderful feel for period and remains utterly convincing
When Anne Perry puts Thomas and Charlotte Pitt on the case, we are in exemplary Victorian company
The period detail remains fascinating, and [Perry's] grasp of Victorian character and conscience still astonishes
[Anne] Perry's strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist
Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer
