Anne Perry. (2010). Bedford Square: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Anne Perry. 2010. Bedford Square: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel. Random House Publishing Group.

Anne Perry, Bedford Square: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2010.

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   • bioText: Anne Perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including Death on Blackheath and Midnight at Marble Arch, and the William Monk novels, including Blood on the Water and Blind Justice. She is also the author of a series of five World War I novels, as well as twelve holiday novels, most recently A New York Christmas, and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Ottoman Empire. Anne Perry lives in Los Angeles and Scotland.
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The freshly dead body sprawled on the Bedford Square doorstep of General Brandon Balantyne is an affront to every respectable sensibility. The general denies all knowledge of the shabbily dressed victim who has so rudely come to death outside his home, but Superintendent Thomas Pitt cannot believe him—for in the dead man’s pocket, Pitt finds a rare snuffbox that recently graced the general’s study. The superintendent must tread lightly, however, lest his investigation trigger a tragedy of immense proportions, ensnaring honorable men like flies in a web. Pitt’s clever wife, Charlotte, becomes his full partner in probing this masterpiece of evil, spawned by an amorality greater than they can imagine.

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   • source: San Francisco Chronicle
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     "Few mystery writers this side of Arthur Conan Doyle can evoke Victorian London with such relish for detail and mood."

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   • source: The New York Times Book Review
   • content: "Perry is generous with colorful period details about daily life as it was lived at the end of the century. . . . She is even more remarkable at shaping historical events . . . into a piece of fiction that offers both a satisfactory mystery to solve and a grave social injustice."
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   • content: "THE DENOUEMENT IS A SHOCK."
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     Starred review from March 1, 1999
     History, social commentary and suspense blend artfully in this 19th installment (after Brunswick Gardens, 1998) in Perry's popular series featuring London Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt and his adventurous wife, Charlotte. The mystery arises when a body is found outside the home of respectable General Brandon Balantyne (who appeared in two earlier Pitt novels). Pitt and Sergeant Tellman, whose class prejudices are challenged during the investigation, are mystified by the body's identity and the motive for the murder. Their diggings lead them to a parallel case, when Pitt discovers that six honorable men, including Balantyne and Assistant Police Commissioner Cornwallis, are being blackmailed. Perry uses the historical Tranby Croft gambling scandal involving the Prince of Wales as backdrop, highlighting how even the imputation of wrongdoing can tarnish someone's good name. To find the blackmailer, Pitt seeks a common bond among the accused. The careful reader may spy that link before Pitt does, but will nonetheless be swept along by the narrative's rush and engaged by its attention to period detail. Aiding Pitt is a cast of smart, well-drawn female characters: Charlotte, whose social connections afford her access to society's upper crust; Gracie, the Pitts' uneducated but no-nonsense maid; and Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould, Charlotte's worldly-wise relation, who dominates the narrative once she joins the investigation. Pitt solves the case based on a clever red herring, uncovering the murderer in a quick, horrifying finale. Yet again, Perry delivers an astute and gripping examination of life behind Victorian England's virtuous facade. Mystery Guild main selection; author tour.

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     December 1, 1998
     Superintendent Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charotte, deal with a murder victim found on the doorstep of a wealthy general.

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     Starred review from January 1, 1999
     After 30 books, Perry might be forgiven if her stories began to get a little stale. No need to worry. Perry's latest, a riveting period mystery featuring London police superintendent Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, is as fresh as if it were her first effort. The body of a local peddler turns up on the Bedford Square doorstep of retired general Brandon Balantyne. As Pitt investigates, he learns that Balantyne has received an anonymous letter threatening blackmail. But how does the threat relate to the peddler's death? Pitt soon uncovers a plot to blackmail not only Balantyne but also some of the city's other prominent citizens, Pitt's own boss among them. Pitt assumes there's more to the blackmail plot than meets the eye, and the peddler's death seems to hold a significant clue. Plodding through interviews with the intended victims, sifting through paperwork, talking to the peddler's acquaintances, Pitt slowly edges toward the answer. Perry's expert presentation of Victoriana, plus a goodly dose of suspense, makes this turn-of-the-century police procedural a must-have. Interestingly, the story makes clear that in Victorian London, a man's good name and moral character were his proudest possessions--an ironic point in today's jaded climate. ((Reviewed January 1 & 15, 1999))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1999, American Library Association.)

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     December 15, 1998
     After 30 books, Perry might be forgiven if her stories began to get a little stale. No need to worry. Perry's latest, a riveting period mystery featuring London police superintendent Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, is as fresh as if it were her first effort. The body of a local peddler turns up on the Bedford Square doorstep of retired general Brandon Balantyne. As Pitt investigates, he learns that Balantyne has received an anonymous letter threatening blackmail. But how does the threat relate to the peddler's death? Pitt soon uncovers a plot to blackmail not only Balantyne but also some of the city's other prominent citizens, Pitt's own boss among them. Pitt assumes there's more to the blackmail plot than meets the eye, and the peddler's death seems to hold a significant clue. Plodding through interviews with the intended victims, sifting through paperwork, talking to the peddler's acquaintances, Pitt slowly edges toward the answer. Perry's expert presentation of Victoriana plus a goodly dose of suspense make this turn-of-the-century police procedural a must-have. Interestingly, the story makes clear that in Victorian London, a man's good name and moral character were his proudest possessions--an ironic point in today's jaded climate. ((Reviewed December 15, 1998))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1998, American Library Association.)

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     December 1, 1999
     YA-Perry opens this volume of her popular series as Superintendent Pitt and his assistant Telman begin to investigate the murder of a homeless man left on General Balantyne's doorstep. Evidence found at the scene points to the general as the murderer. Gradually, it develops that he and many other influential men in Victorian London are receiving notes threatening blackmail. Since the general is a friend of Pitt's wife, she and her Aunt Vespasia also work to clear his name. Clues are brought to light as they interview many individuals. Perry realistically brings out the contrasts in the lifestyles of both the rich and the poor of the time period. However, while the sleuths have distinct personalities of their own, it is difficult to separate the many other individuals. In addition, while many of the victims know that the others have also received threats, none can remember what it is that they all have in common. This seems improbable. Purchase for fans of the series.-Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA

     Copyright 1999 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     January 1, 1999
     Bedford Square is the 20th Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by the consistently excellent Perry. This time around, the Pitts are investigating a corpse that was left on the doorstep of General Balantyne (familiar to readers of Death in the Devil's Acre, LJ 10/1/85). Balantyne denies knowing the dead man, even after his snuffbox is found in the man's pocket. Whom is he protecting? What secret is he hiding? The Pitts soon discover a web of blackmail and intimidation that seems to threaten only honorable and powerful men. As usual, Perry brings vividly to life the world and people of Victorian England. Her many fans will enjoy this story of a passionate struggle to find the truth and bring a criminal to justice. Highly recommended for all public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/98.]--Laurel Bliss, New Haven, CT

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