Buckingham Palace Gardens (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159600276X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With great haste, Thomas Pitt, brilliant mainstay of Special Services, is summoned to resolve the crisis. The Pitts’ cockney maid, Gracie, is also recruited - to pose as a palace servant and listen in on the guests’ conversations, scan their bedrooms, and scrutinize their troubled faces for clues to hidden rivalries and attachments that could have led to murder. With a cast of wonderful characters, among them the gentle Princess of Wales, and a twisting plot that takes us into the hidden
Linda Yezak said Unsure of the mystery, but loved the characterization. Buckingham Palace Gardens is a straight mystery, meaning it engages the mind more than the adrenaline glands as a mystery/thriller or mystery/suspense would. I haven't read a mystery in years and am embarrassed to admit I'm out of practice. I jumped around from character to character in my thoughts of who slashed a prostitute to death inside the royal pal. "LOVE ANNE PERRY" according to Susan F.. I have yet to read a Pitt or Monk book by this woman I don't love.Her courtroom scenes leave me aghast every time.And she's not one of those authors that pull the ending out of her butt. You can go back & find the clues yourself!. "Gracies Shines!" according to KQuilter. I first became familiar with Anne Perry's two Victorian series about a year and a half ago. I have since read each of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels as well as the Monk series. I received my copy of Buckingham Palace Gardens earlier this week and finished the book within days. For Perry fans, this is Classic Perry. One follows Thomas Pitt as he unra
Perry does a nice job with some plot twists, even if most readers will quickly discount the heir to the throne of England as a viable suspect. Though the sensitive nature of Pitt's assignment precludes any active involvement by Charlotte, his wife and partner in earlier cases, he's able to place her maid, Gracie Phipps, on the palace staff to assist him. In 1893, the discovery of a prostitute's mutilated corpse in a Buckingham Palace cupboard after a stag party presided over by the prince of Wales could spell political disaster for the monarchy. . Pitt soon e