Midnight at Marble Arch: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel
Registered by freezone of Leominster, Massachusetts USA on 3/1/2013
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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A complicated mystery of Victorian England, with meditations on changing ideas about society and violent crime. Pretty well written, but I think I noticed a few places where there was supposed to be more exposition, and things transitioned roughly.
More importantly, perhaps, I had figured out who done it and why pretty early on. Well, still a pretty good mystery if you are a mystery fan and like period detail.
More importantly, perhaps, I had figured out who done it and why pretty early on. Well, still a pretty good mystery if you are a mystery fan and like period detail.
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Journal Entry 3 by freezone at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (5/15/2013 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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at meetup
Picked up at the meetup. I enjoy this series and look forward to reading this.
Read this several months ago; unfortunately I've forgotten the details, but I enjoyed this very much. I usually read series in order and prior to this had only read the first one where Thomas and Charlotte first meet and fall in love (The Cater Street Hangman).
Midnight at Marble Arch is #28 in the series from this prolific author. Thomas and Charlotte now have a teenage daughter. I look forward going back and filling in the intervening years!
Amazon:
In this superbly accomplished new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt adventure, Anne Perry takes us beneath the glittering surface of wealthy Victorian society into a nightmare world of fear and intimidation, where women are too often blamed for the violent attacks against them, and powerful men take what they want, leaving others to pay the price.
The horrifying rape and apparent suicide of Catherine Quixwood, wife of a wealthy merchant banker, falls outside the jurisdiction of new Special Branch head Thomas Pitt, but so pervasively offensive are the rumors about the victim that Pitt quietly takes a hand in the investigation.
Yet even with the help of his ingenious wife, Charlotte, and his former superior, Victor Narraway, Pitt is stumped. Why did high-minded, cultured Catherine choose not to accompany her husband to a grand party on the night of her demise? Why did she dismiss all her servants for the evening and leave the front door unlocked? What had been her relationship with the young man seen frequently by her side at concerts and art exhibits? And what can be done to avenge another terrible crime: the assault on Angeles Castelbranco, beloved teenage daughter of the Portuguese ambassador?
As an ordinary policeman, Pitt used to enter London’s grand houses through the kitchen door. Now, as a guest in those same houses, can he find the steel in his soul to challenge the great men of the world with their crimes? The path to the truth takes him in deeply troubling directions, from the lofty world of international politics and finance to his own happy home, where his own teenage daughter, Jemima, is coming of age in a culture rife with hidden dangers.
In this rich, emotionally charged masterpiece, Anne Perry exposes yet another ugly secret of Victoria’s proud empire. And in a courtroom battle of unparalleled brilliance, we thrill at the chance to witness a massive wrong righted.
Midnight at Marble Arch is #28 in the series from this prolific author. Thomas and Charlotte now have a teenage daughter. I look forward going back and filling in the intervening years!
Amazon:
In this superbly accomplished new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt adventure, Anne Perry takes us beneath the glittering surface of wealthy Victorian society into a nightmare world of fear and intimidation, where women are too often blamed for the violent attacks against them, and powerful men take what they want, leaving others to pay the price.
The horrifying rape and apparent suicide of Catherine Quixwood, wife of a wealthy merchant banker, falls outside the jurisdiction of new Special Branch head Thomas Pitt, but so pervasively offensive are the rumors about the victim that Pitt quietly takes a hand in the investigation.
Yet even with the help of his ingenious wife, Charlotte, and his former superior, Victor Narraway, Pitt is stumped. Why did high-minded, cultured Catherine choose not to accompany her husband to a grand party on the night of her demise? Why did she dismiss all her servants for the evening and leave the front door unlocked? What had been her relationship with the young man seen frequently by her side at concerts and art exhibits? And what can be done to avenge another terrible crime: the assault on Angeles Castelbranco, beloved teenage daughter of the Portuguese ambassador?
As an ordinary policeman, Pitt used to enter London’s grand houses through the kitchen door. Now, as a guest in those same houses, can he find the steel in his soul to challenge the great men of the world with their crimes? The path to the truth takes him in deeply troubling directions, from the lofty world of international politics and finance to his own happy home, where his own teenage daughter, Jemima, is coming of age in a culture rife with hidden dangers.
In this rich, emotionally charged masterpiece, Anne Perry exposes yet another ugly secret of Victoria’s proud empire. And in a courtroom battle of unparalleled brilliance, we thrill at the chance to witness a massive wrong righted.
Journal Entry 6 by 
eponine38
at Little Free Library, 20 Stoneleigh Rd. in Newton, Massachusetts USA on Friday, July 31, 2015
eponine38 at Little Free Library, 20 Stoneleigh Rd. in Newton, Massachusetts USA on Friday, July 31, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (7/31/2015 UTC) at Little Free Library, 20 Stoneleigh Rd. in Newton, Massachusetts USA
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Released for July 2015 Ultimate challenge hosted by jumpingin. This month's theme is two words with same first or last letter, or a single word with the same first and last letter.
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Released for July 2015 Ultimate challenge hosted by jumpingin. This month's theme is two words with same first or last letter, or a single word with the same first and last letter.
DEAR FINDER,
Welcome to BookCrossing!
Please make a journal entry so we know this book has found a new home.You don't need to join BookCrossing and you can remain completely anonymous. However, we encourage you to join so that you can follow this book's future travels. (You’ll receive an email anytime someone makes a journal entry). It's fun, free, and confidential. If you decide to join, consider listing eponine38 as referring you.
Take your time reading the book, and after you finish, please make another journal entry to record your thoughts about it. This book is now yours, and you can keep it if you choose, though we would love for you to share it. If you pass it along, please make a release note to let others know where you left it “in the wild”, or a journal entry if you gave/sent it to a known person.
I hope you enjoy the book!
