The Barnes & Noble ReviewThe Whitechapel Conspiracy is bestselling author Anne Perry's 21st novel featuring the beloved husband-and-wife team Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. Fans of Victorian England will find Perry in top form as she richly details the period and populates it with wholly believable characters. Here her concerns are wonderfully balanced between showing the vast differences in social classes and plotting an involving mystery that explodes into full-blown political conspiracy.In 1892, Thomas Pitt, superintendent of the Bow Street police station, is caught up in the trial of John Adinet, a soldier who has allegedly murdered a close friend, antiquarian Martin Fetters. Although no motive can be established and the evidence is entirely circumstantial, Pitt s testimony is a strong indictment, and Adinet is found guilty and sentenced to be executed in three weeks. Shortly thereafter, Pitt finds that he has made powerful enemies in London s high society. He is discharged from his command and sent to the slums of the East End on an undercover assignment to seek out anarchists who may not even exist.Adinet was a member of an Inner Circle made up of prominent men dedicated to their own gains. Soon they use all their influence to wreak vengeance on Pitt, separating him from his wife, Charlotte, who decides that she will take matters into her own hands until Pitt s reputation is restored. Following their own investigations, Thomas and Charlotte delve into the secrets and lies behind Whitechapel s recent Ripper case, where several murders might be connected to the Prince of Wales himself.Perry's protagonists and villains are all credible in their own fashion, and they are often placed in situations that are exciting and outrageous while still remaining plausible. Perry s unique outlook on the Ripper case and its effect on English society is an intriguing one, especially since it is only one engaging subplot among many. Each thread of the story works to the advantage of the greater whole as the separate investigations lead into a head-on collision marked by violence and mayhem. Perry s stylish delivery adds new texture to the Victorian scenery, and as the past comes alive in this fast-paced thriller, the reader should be ready for a genuinely diverting and entertaining experience. The Whitechapel Conspiracy is a must-read, don't-miss extravaganza that mystery fans will be talking about for quite a while to come.--Tom PiccirilliTom Piccirilli is the author of eight novels, including Hexes and Shards, and his Felicity Grove mystery series, consisting of The Dead Past and Sorrow's Crown. He has sold more than 100 stories to the anthologies Future Crimes, Bad News, The Conspiracy Files, and Best of the American West II. An omnibus collection of 40 stories titled Deep into That Darkness Peering is also available. Tom divides his time between New York City and Estes Park, Colorado.
Mystery,Historical,Adult

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The Whitechapel Conspiracy (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #21)

The Whitechapel conspiracy [bk. 21

Perry, Anne

Random House, Incorporated

Ballantine Books

Ivy Books

Fawcett

Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series, 1st ed, New York, 2001

1st Domestic mass market ed, New York, 2002

Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 2002

1st ed., New York, New York State, 2001

United States, United States of America

FR, 2002

In 1892, the grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes four years earlier by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper remain a terrifying enigma. And in a packed Old Bailey courtroom, Superintendent Thomas Pitt's testimony causes distinguished soldier John Adinett to be sentenced to hang for the inexplicable murder of a friend. Instead of being praised for his key testimony, Pitt is removed from his station command and transferred to Whitechapel, one of the East End's most dangerous slums. There he must work undercover investigating alleged anarchist plots. Among his few allies are his clever wife, Charlotte, and intrepid Gracie, the maid who can travel unremarked in Whitechapel. But none of them anticipate the horrors to be revealed.

In 1892, the grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper remain a terrifying enigma. And in a packed Old Bailey courtroom, Superintendent Thomas Pitt's testimony causes distinguished soldier John Adinett to be sentenced to hang for the inexplicable murder of a friend. Instead of being praised for his key testimony, Pitt is removed from his station command and transferred to Whitechapel, one of the East End's most dangerous slums. There he must work undercover investigating alleged anarchist plots. Among his few allies are his clever wife, Charlotte, and intrepid Gracie, the maid who can travel unremarked in Whitechapel. But none of them anticipate the horrors to be revealed ..

In The Wake Of A Successful But Unlikely Sentencing Of A Distinguished Soldier And Murder Suspect, Bow Street Station Superintendent Thomas Pitt Is Removed From Office And Forced To Work Undercover In The Dangerous East End Special Branch. Reprint.

2024-12-16