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In the latest compelling book in Anne Perry's bestselling Pitt series, Inspector Thomas Pitt must navigate the upper echelons of society if he is to find a murderer bold enough to kill in Buckingham Palace.
Early one morning, Inspector Thomas Pitt is awoken by a message from his boss, Narraway. A maid has been murdered. The maid worked at Buckingham Palace and Narraway needs his must trusted man to deal with the investigation.
The suspects are narrowed down to a group of guests, meeting with the Prince of Wales to discuss the funding for a huge project: the Cape to Cairo railway. If the murderer isn't found, the Queen will veto royal support for the scheme.
It rests with Pitt to solve the murder - in doing so he must reconcile his own concept of justice with those who feel it is within their right to make their own laws, whatever the consequences.
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Anne Perry is a New York Times bestselling author noted for her memorable characters, historical accuracy and exploration of social and ethical issues. Her two series, one featuring Inspector Thomas Pitt and one featuring Inspector William Monk, have been published in multiple languages. Anne Perry was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime' and now lives in Scotland
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Prolific" certainly describes Anne Perry. The author of current good British suspense and historical intrigue, whether it's Victorian or World War I periods, Perry keeps up her reputation of "good reads" with her latest Thomas Pitt adventure, "Buckingham Palace Gardens."
Inspector Pitt, the irascible and intrepid central figure, is awakened "by his boss, Narraway, very early in the morning. He's got to investigate the murder of a maid. 'Can't one of the more junior policemen go to the scene of the crime,'" grumbles Pitt. 'It's at Buckingham Palace,' says Narraway."
In Perry's very readable way, she narrows the suspects to a group of house guests who've been meeting with the Prince of Wales to persuade him to support the funding of the Cape to Cairo railway project, certainly a hot and timely topic! Naturally enough, there's plenty of court intrigue here, and as always, plenty of socially relevant significance.
Perry gives us a fascinating picture of Palace life and her hero, naturally, belives firmly in the concept of justice; alas, he also witnesses how the privileged few seem to want to "make their own laws and (provide) their own justice," a theme that certainly is not unique to this particular period. Pitt is able to overcome the usual obstacles, as he has done in all of the Pitt stories. Still, Perry's style of writing--and she handles Pitt with care--carries the book, and with such great ease.
Pitt came to literary life in 1979 with the mesmerizing "The Cater Street Hangman" and then proceeded to lead a successful series of some 18 other books. Perry's similar series, timewise, involves William Monk (debuting in 1990 with "The Face of a Stranger"). A "private equiry agent," Monk and his wife Hester hold their own lenghty series and later Perry introduces us to her WWI set, beginning with "No Graves as Yet." All three are excellent reading. Granted, Perry's conclusions rarely contain any major surprises, but that doesn't dilute the reading thrill and interest-grabbing moments she creates. "Buckingham Palace Gardens" is yet another of Perry's accomplishments!
Inspector Pitt, the irascible and intrepid central figure, is awakened "by his boss, Narraway, very early in the morning. He's got to investigate the murder of a maid. 'Can't one of the more junior policemen go to the scene of the crime,'" grumbles Pitt. 'It's at Buckingham Palace,' says Narraway."
In Perry's very readable way, she narrows the suspects to a group of house guests who've been meeting with the Prince of Wales to persuade him to support the funding of the Cape to Cairo railway project, certainly a hot and timely topic! Naturally enough, there's plenty of court intrigue here, and as always, plenty of socially relevant significance.
Perry gives us a fascinating picture of Palace life and her hero, naturally, belives firmly in the concept of justice; alas, he also witnesses how the privileged few seem to want to "make their own laws and (provide) their own justice," a theme that certainly is not unique to this particular period. Pitt is able to overcome the usual obstacles, as he has done in all of the Pitt stories. Still, Perry's style of writing--and she handles Pitt with care--carries the book, and with such great ease.
Pitt came to literary life in 1979 with the mesmerizing "The Cater Street Hangman" and then proceeded to lead a successful series of some 18 other books. Perry's similar series, timewise, involves William Monk (debuting in 1990 with "The Face of a Stranger"). A "private equiry agent," Monk and his wife Hester hold their own lenghty series and later Perry introduces us to her WWI set, beginning with "No Graves as Yet." All three are excellent reading. Granted, Perry's conclusions rarely contain any major surprises, but that doesn't dilute the reading thrill and interest-grabbing moments she creates. "Buckingham Palace Gardens" is yet another of Perry's accomplishments!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a huge fan of Anne Perry's Pitt series but was deeply disappointed with her latest work.The scenario is just so far fetched and unbelievable and full of obvious flaws - where did they find all the bllod to put into the port bottles smuggled into the Palace and wouldn't it have clotted too much to be unusable by the time they needed it?
My irritation was compounded by having the charactars examine every nuance of their predicament , usually a paragraph's worth or more of narrative , in the split second between thinking and speaking.Normal people just don't behave like that.
The only bright point was the expanding of Gracie's charactar who is emerging as a much more intersting and rounded person which hopefully Perry will continue to do in future books.
My irritation was compounded by having the charactars examine every nuance of their predicament , usually a paragraph's worth or more of narrative , in the split second between thinking and speaking.Normal people just don't behave like that.
The only bright point was the expanding of Gracie's charactar who is emerging as a much more intersting and rounded person which hopefully Perry will continue to do in future books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A first class murder mystery, good solid characters and period detail.
Historical fact interwoven with the story line especially regarding Cape to Cairo railway.
Nice class distinction, but all have same fears and feelings. Lots of clues if you can work it out!
Description of palace rooms very interesting and description of the murders very vivid.
Keep you guessing until the end, very good a worthy edition to the Inspector Pitt series.
Historical fact interwoven with the story line especially regarding Cape to Cairo railway.
Nice class distinction, but all have same fears and feelings. Lots of clues if you can work it out!
Description of palace rooms very interesting and description of the murders very vivid.
Keep you guessing until the end, very good a worthy edition to the Inspector Pitt series.
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Thomas & Charlotte Pitt series
I am collecting and reading all the books in the Thomas & Charlotte Pitt series. Each book is complete in itself. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jane Austin
Thought provoking work from Anne Perry
A Thomas Pitt novel. Gracie, the Pitts maid, helps Thomas solve a mystery. Slightly longer than her usual novels.
Published on 25 May 2010 by Ms. Lorraine S. Webb
Could be better
I found Buckingham Palace as a setting as too implausible. Not enough Pitt. There was too much introverted musing by some of the suspects and other characters. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2009 by bookhead
Brilliant
This latest Anne Perry was well worth the wait. I have read all of her Inspector Pitt novels and hope she will write more.
Published on 11 Mar 2009 by Mrs. Patricia Roberts
Tiring?
In this 25th of Perry's Pitt tales, I felt that she was beginning to run out of energy. The story was not as enjoyable a read as some of her earlier work, and she does not seem to... Read more
Published on 17 July 2008 by jillery
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