When a doctor is found brutally murdered in the lurid section of London aptly named βDevilβs Acre,β even its most hardened residents are stunned. But shock soon turns to horror when Inspector Thomas Pitt discovers three more bodies with the same gruesome βcalling cardβ: a stab wound in the back and a rather inexpertly executed mutilation. As Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, race against time to find the killer, a treacherous mystery unfolds. And no one, not the lowest brand of ruffian or the most established aristocrat, will escape unscathed.
Review
βPerryβs Victorian novels attain the societal sweep of Trollope or Thackeray.ββ Booklist, starred review
βFor readers longing to be in 1890s London, Perryβs tales are just the ticket.ββ _Chicago Tribune
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βAn exquisitely detailed addition to Perryβs outstanding series!ββ _Library Journal
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From the Inside Flap
"Give her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens's eyes pop."
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
When a doctor is found brutally murdered, even the neighborhood's most hardened residents are stunned. But three more bodies are found, killed the same inexpert way, and Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte race against time to find the killer, as a treacherous mystery unfolds. No one, not the lowest brand of ruffian or the most established aristocrat, will come out unscathed....