Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel

✍ Scribed by Perry, Anne

• Book ID: 109206876
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 243 KB
• Series: Thomas and Charlotte Pitt 27
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780345532329

✦ Synopsis

*“[A] magic kingdom of Victorian murder and intrigue.”—The New York Times Book Review _

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Thomas Pitt is now the powerful head of Britain’s Special Branch, and some people fear that he may have been promoted beyond his abilities. His own self-doubt is fueled by rumors of a plot to blow up connections on the Dover-London rail line, on which Austrian duke Alois Habsburg is soon to travel. But why destroy an entire train to kill one obscure Austrian royal? Are the rumors designed to distract police from an even more devastating plot? Meanwhile, in a London sickroom, an old Italian woman is terrified that as she sinks into dementia, she may divulge secrets from her career as a revolutionary spy. And behind the doors of a stately manor, a beautiful young Croatian woman hoards mysteries of her own. Pitt and his clever wife, Charlotte, need these two fascinating women to tell them things they desperately need to know—before death and terror ignite an international catastrophe.

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Includes a preview of Anne Perry’s next Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel,__****Midnight at Marble Arch.
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“The always clever Anne Perry infuses Dorchester Terrace* with the right amount of intrigue and complex relationships that have made this prolific series one of the finest in modern mystery fiction.”—Bookreporter

“A classic . . . [a] novel of intrigue, romance and treason . . . replete with well-drawn characters.”—Huntington News__

From Booklist

The Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series continues to roll smoothly along. It’s now 1896, and Thomas, in charge temporarily of Special Branch, has the unpleasant job of turning his investigative eye on his own people, looking for a mole in the organization. Meanwhile, Charlotte helps Thomas explore whether the death of a former spy has the potential to plunge Britain into full-scale war. As usual, the plotting is rock solid, with a terrorism-themed mystery that will resonate with contemporary readers, but it’s the characters and their environment that make the book such a pleasure to read. Perry’s Victorian England is well drawn, a broad-stroke portrait that gives readers the spirit of the time and place without getting mired down in too much detail, and Charlotte and Thomas remain two of the most vividly conceived protagonists in the historical-mystery genre. Another fine entry in an always entertaining series. --David Pitt

Review

__Praise for Anne Perry’s most recent Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels

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Treason at Lisson Grove

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“Perry has always done her historical homework on the darker elements of the British ruling class, and she has outdone herself this time.” —The Washington Times
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Buckingham Palace Gardens

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“An intricate plot about a murder at the palace [with] an irresistibly appealing Upstairs, Downstairs perspective . . . a fine introduction to Perry’s alluring world of Victorian crime and intrigue.”— The New York Times Book Review

“Another winner . . . a wonderful cast of characters with many twisting plots.”— Vero Beach Press Journal

Long Spoon Lane

“Anne Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect [and] presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own.”— Los Angeles Times Book Review

“An altogether intriguing and enjoyable mystery . . . Fans of this series, with its amazingly well-drawn historical details, know the delight of time traveling back to Victorian England.”—Bookreporter.com

Seven Dials

“Terrific, vivid stuff . . . The alarmingly prolific Anne Perry [is] a master of the genre.”— The Seattle Times

“Perry’s as good as it gets. . . . The final courtroom scene produces more victims and left me breathless.”— The Providence Journal
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From the Hardcover edition.