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Belgrave Square
When an obscure moneylender named William Weems is murdered in the humble Clerkenwell district, there are no mourners--and there is more than a little discreet rejoicing among those whose meager earnings he so mercilessly devoured. Yet when Inspector Pitt finds in the murdered man's office a list containing the names of some of London's most distinguished gentlemen, he begins to realize the magnitude of his duty. William Weems, it transpires, was no common usurer but a vicious blackmailer. Fortunately, Pitt's clever, well-born wife, Charlotte, has entrée to London's best society. Her insights prove to be invaluable to Pitt's investigation as she observes, at glittering balls and over gossipy tea tables, a world of passion, power, and greed that the police are seldom permitted to see.
Book Details
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Publish Date: Jun 28th, 2011
- Pages: 368
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.00in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9780345523679
- Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Traditional• Thrillers - Suspense• Historical - General
About the Author
Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.
Praise for this book
"Pulsates with the sights and sounds of Victorian London."--The Pittsburgh Press "[Anne] Perry's characters are vivid and well-drawn. . . . If you want to be privy to the romance, politics, and scandal of Victorian London, this descriptive, leisurely paced mystery may well be your cup of Earl Grey tea."--Houston Chronicle "A well-plotted puzzle . . . Perry's compassionate characterizations demonstrate the extremes of Victorian society, from the chilling conditions of the poor cowering on doorsteps to the poise of the warm and well-dressed inside."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Perry [is the] reigning monarch of the Victorian mystery."--People "The author has the eyes of a hawk for character."--The New York Times Book Review