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Ron: A very good mystery thriller well worth keeping to read again.

United Kingdom on Jul 11, 2023

Gary Grillis: item delivered great book

Canada on Apr 05, 2023

Sue M: The first of the series was quite fun and a page- turner, as was the second. However, by the time I read the third, I thought—enough! The background is the late 1800’s in British upper crust society—with all their foibles, pretenses, secrets and acceptances of male misbehavior as expected and great condemnation for the woman who happens to do wrong or has been associated with a wrongdoer. The mysteries are intriguing and the answer only comes at the very end of each book. Charlotte and Thomas Pitt and Emily, Charlotte’s sister, are the main characters. Society”s view of everyone outside their social rank is rather disgusting, though I know that was part of the times. Reading 3 books of the series is enough for me.

United States on Jul 21, 2022

jtass: This is the third book in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series of historical cozies. Charlotte and Thomas are happily married, raising their daughter Jemina. Thomas has been called in to investigate the rape and murder of a well to do society girl, a neighbor it happens, to Charlotte's sister Emily. Emily's neighbors do not appreciate Thomas, or any of the police making inquiries into the crime, it is one they would all just as soon forget but gradually Thomas, aided by Charlotte and Emily begin to break through the wall of silence and uncover the secrets hidden in the respectable households.

This series has a very strong overall story arc so begin as close to the beginning as possible and read the stories in order. Characters, events and relationships from previous novels recur throughout this series with only minimal refresher information. The series is excellent though, and well worth the effort needed to sort out all the characters and their background stories.

United States on Sep 07, 2020

Vesper: 1885 Who would want to kill 17 year old innocent Fanny Nash of Paragon Walk. It is for Inspector Pitt to investigate. As his sister my marriage Emily lives on the same Walk, will she and his wife Charlotte be a help in this case. Is Fanny's death the start of a killing spree.
An enjoyable and well-written mystery

Canada on Feb 19, 2020

Mr. A. J. Jones: Shows the snobbery of a 100years ago.

United Kingdom on Mar 31, 2018

SassyPants: Book 3 in a long series of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mysteries. I read the first three right in a row and I think it is time to take a break. Paragon Walk did not hold my attention quite as well as the first two books. However, that could be some burn-out on my part as these books certainly have a formula. Inspector Pitt tries to solve the murder and warns his wife to not get involved. She gets involved, is in danger, but also solves the murder. Not a bad formula as far as those things go.

A virginal and insipid young girl is raped and murdered in a swanky area of Victorian London. All of the men in this exclusive neighborhood are suspects, including Inspector Pitt's brother-in-law who is keeping some secrets of his own. The men and women of Paragon Walk are all guilty of something. There are a lot of affairs, drinking, wild parties, and a hint of something evil. Emily, Charlotte's younger sister, invites Charlotte to parties and affairs and makes sure she has the right clothes to wear. Together, they are trying to solve the mystery and hopefully prove Emily's husband innocent. There is a lot of verbal sparring as Charlotte tries to remain proper but still maintain the...

United States on Jun 26, 2017

Leigh: I found this to be one of the more relaxing murder mysteries I've read. It wasn't so suspenseful that you had to put away after dark or else you'd be up all night. In fact I'd read it for an hour or so before bed and I would be nice and relaxed and able to fall asleep that much quicker. This book finds us in Emily's world, meeting her neighbours. As with the other two books in this series Pitt has to dig deep to figure it out and of course because he is a policeman no one wants to talk to him. Yes it seems to be a formula for Anne Perry, maybe it changes as the series goes on I don't know. I liked that we got to know Emily a little better in this book and looked at her relationship with her husband and this book introduces Aunt Vespasia, who I first met in one of the Christmas stories and is a memorable character. While I enjoyed the book and the story I had some problems with it. The ending was abrupt, almost like the author didn't know how to end it and gave up and just ended it. It would've nice to have some closure at the end with an arrest and to see what became of all the others we met along Paragon Walk. Another disappointment is that Pitt is hardly in this story it all....

Canada on Dec 04, 2012

J. Lesley: This is the third book in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels by Anne Perry and I am very glad to be able to give an enthusiastic five stars as my opinion of this offering.

As a fan of these Victorian era mysteries I had wondered how Ms Perry was going to proceed with the investigative directions of Charlotte and Thomas. Now, after reading three, I feel that I have a better handle on which role will be played by each character and were they fit into the overall scheme of the books. The actual plot of the book has been very well described in other reviews. I enjoyed this title because it gave almost equal roles to Thomas, Charlotte and Emily. The residents of Paragon Walk were so fully developed and wonderfully rounded out that I began to think of them as real people. Perhaps there was a degree of closeness there which began to feel slightly artificial but it was a necessary part of the whole in order to make the ending believable. Neighbors in an upper class London street would probably not have been quite so much in each others pockets, but these were and the conclusion showed why that was so. I was able to see through two episodes which took place but never dreamed of...

United States on Dec 31, 2006