- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (6 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006510914
- ISBN-13: 978-0006510918
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 354,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Long-time readers of Anne Perry will be familiar with Inspector Thomas Pitt, the low-born London copper and his better-bred wife, Charlotte. Set during the Victorian era, Perry's mysteries usually examine the dark underbelly of aristocratic life. Homosexuality, adultery, and paedophilia have all been subjects of her previous books; in Ashworth Hall she injects a new ingredient--politics. Ashworth Hall is the name of an estate where, in the autumn of 1890, a highly secretive meeting is being held to discuss Anglo-Irish relations. The "Irish Problem" soon takes a backseat to murder, however, and Inspector Pitt, who as the son of servants grew up on just such an estate, is called in to solve the case. While he investigates below-stairs, Charlotte gathers clues above. As usual, their collaboration is successful, both in terms of solving the crime and as literature.
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‘Elegant period novel, with a contemporary resonance… Perry has a wonderful feel for period and remains utterly convincing’
Guardian
‘The Troubles perfectly suit Perry’s gift for rooting large-scale social conflict in the minutiae of domestic intrigue’
Kirkus
‘Her latest story is especially fascinating. An intriguing read’
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Another excellent Thomas and Charlotte Pitt novel by Anne Perry. This time the Irish problems of the nineteenth century are tackled.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have still to read this book by Anne Perry but having read lots of her Pitt novels Iam sure I will love this one
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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i got this book for my mum who is an avid reader unlike me she has just discover the anne perry books and could not get the first books in the series from her local library and they suggested she try amazon and has now recieved the first books in the series.
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