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The One Thing More (Paperback)

by Anne Perry (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (1 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747263175
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747263173
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 107,298 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is January 1793. France is at war with Belgium, Prussia and Austria, and Louis XVI has just been sentenced to death. In Paris, a small group of people fears for the future of a throneless France surrounded by countries terrified that republican ideas – or anarchy – will spread throughout the continent. They are determined to rescue the king, but when their leader is murdered a plan must be pieced together and executed within three days.


About the Author

Anne Perry lives in Portmahomack, Scotland, and her well-loved series featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt has recently been adapted for television. THE CATER STREET HANGMAN was watched by millions when it was broadcast by ITV. Also available from Headline are the critically acclaimed William and Hester Monk mysteries.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Murder Mystery Set During the French Revolution!, 1 Jul 2002
By Tiggah "the Anglophile" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
With The One Thing More, author Anne Perry ventures away from Victorian London and into late 18th century revolutionary Paris as the setting for an extremely enjoyable and satisfying murder mystery. In fact, although I've only read a few of her later novels in the Pitt series, I must confess that this one is my favourite thus far.

Spanning only a few days, the story opens in January 1793 with King Louis XVI (or Louis Capet, as he had by then derogatorily become known) being sentenced to death. Briefly, and without giving anything away, the story revolves around a plot to save the king. That we, as 21st century readers, ultimately know the king's fate in no way lessens the enjoyment of this novel, for the plot provides more of a backdrop to the story--much in the way that the Revolution itself does, what with its plethora of social and political issues, which Perry delves into wonderfully.

Celie and Amandine, two young French women who were introduced to us in Perry's novella A Dish Taken Cold, are now in the employ of Bernave, the instigator of the plot. Living in Bernave's house are his daughter, his daughter's husband and their children, and his daughter's parents-in-law. Then there is the mysterious Jacques St Felix, who also resides in the house. Not everyone in the household is on the same side politically, however, and when one of the residents ends up murdered, no one is above suspicion. More ominous, however, are the twists and surprises that occur throughout the novel, for it appears that nothing is as it seems.

For the person interested in historical novels in general (or the French Revolution in particular), this novel is a must read. As a point of interest, minor secondary characters include the infamous Marat and Robespierre, to name but two. Perry does a good job of bringing the characters (both fictional and non-fictional) to life, and she does a splendid job of evoking the ambience of revolutionary France in the dead of winter.

For the person interested in background reading on the period leading up to and covering the early years of the French Revolution, I strongly recommend Antonia Fraser's captivating book entitled Marie Antoinette: The Journey. It's not mandatory for the enjoyment of this novel, but you may just find your interested piqued after reading this splendid novel.

Very highly recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A change of pace., 23 Dec 2001
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Even if you aren't a fan of Perry's other novels, don't turn away from this one! If, like mine, your knowledge of the minutiae of living in Revolutionary France was slim, you'll pick up quite a bit of information along with the plot! A welcome change from Historicals set in Britain, and a book which leaves you wondering what happens to th surviving characters at the end .....
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lacks the impetus of the Monk or Pitt characterisation, 28 Jul 2001
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Anne has captured the feeling of the time but her characters are not as real as we expect from her. The story line was complicated in a way which lacked human interest. Certainly not one of her best, but still worth reading
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