Seven Dials

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Early one morning, Thomas Pitt is summoned to the offices of Victor Narraway, head of the Secret Service in Queen Victoria's vast empire. An ex-army officer and promising young diplomat has been shot at Eden Lodge, home of the Egyptian mistress of a senior cabinet minister, Saville Ryerson, and the prime suspect is the woman herself.

When Pitt visits the scene of the murder, however, he finds that some things don't add up. Why did the Eyptian woman have a gun, and if she needed protection, from whom Is her lover lying to protect her, or himself When the Eyptian Ambassador puts in a call to Prime Minister Gladstone, it seems that a major diplomatic row is brewing.

Meanwhile Charlotte Pitt is more concerned about her husband's safety. Thomas is convinced that Narraway knows more about this case than he claims, and Charlotte fears that he could be involved with the Inner Circle, the secret organistion that destroyed Pitt's career in the Metropolitan Police and very nearly cost him his life. Can Pitt tread the tense diplomatic tightrope between protecting justice, the security of his country, and the safety of his family

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Frequently compared to the great contemporary chronicler, Charles Dickens, Perry has a more simplistic perspective on the era, its social pleasures and their consequences...Offering an interesting slant on the grandeur of Britain s Empire, this novel will please fans of the series, especially those who enjoy the teamwork of Mr and Mrs Pitt Scottish Sunday Herald 16/2/03 - Scottish Sunday Herald

Miss Perry s leading protagonists are as finely and deeply drawn as any in her field and her feel for the Victorian era is unrivalled in her generation Huddersfield Daily Examiner 8/2/03 - Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Author Bio

Anne Perry lives in Portmahomack, Scotland, and her well-loved series featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt has recently been adapted for television. THE CATER STREET HANGMAN was watched by millions of viewers when it was broadcast by ITV. Also available from Headline are the critically acclaimed William Monk and Hester Latterly mysteries.