I usually enjoy Anne Perry's mysteries. This was my least favorite. It was pretty tedious from start to finish.
Vera M. (murcielaga) reviewed Half Moon Street (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, Bk 20) on + 4 more book reviews
An intriguing look into the beginnings of photography in the Victorian era of Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte.
Molly M. (freeverse071681) reviewed Half Moon Street (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, Bk 20) on + 609 more book reviews
For superintendent Thomas Pitt, the sight of the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames is unforgettable. He lies in a battered punt drifting through the morning mist, his arms and legs chained to the boat's sides. He is clad in a torn green gown and flowers bestrew his battered body.
Pitt's determined search for answers to the victim's identity leads him deep into London's bohemia to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman--and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography. But only Pitt's most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect the
innocent.
Pitt's determined search for answers to the victim's identity leads him deep into London's bohemia to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman--and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography. But only Pitt's most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect the
innocent.
A Victorian mystery book.
Marilyn G. (MAMG) reviewed Half Moon Street (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, Bk 20) on + 42 more book reviews
Pitt searches through the world of 'theatre and Photography' for the answers to a brutal murder.
Victoria Holt, British historical mystery writer, shows superintendent Thomas Pitt at his most dogged in pursuit of evildoers. An entertaining slice of Victorian suspense.
