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Cargando... Death on Blackheathpor Anne Perry
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I found this a disappointing addition to the series: the 'police procedural' elements of the plot simply didn't stack up, which made for a frustrating read, although the characters and situations are what I've come to expect from an Anne Perry novel. The one high point for me was Thomas Pitt, now Commander of Special Branch, is called out to look into a matter that at first blush hardly seems like a Special Branch concern: the disappearance of a maid from a wealthy home on Shooters' Hill. The owner of the home, though, is Dudley Kynaston, a critically important naval weapons specialist. Britain can't afford any scandal around him. But it seems that Kitty Ryder has likely run off with her suitor, an itinerant carpenter, and there's little risk of scandal. Pitt is happy to turn the matter back to the local police. A few weeks later, a woman's mutilated body is found in a gravel pit not far from the Kynaston home. Although she can't be positively identified, she fits the general description of Kitty Ryder, the missing lady's maid. Now there's a dangerous hint of potential scandal. It gets worse when Somerset Carlisle, a sometime friend and ally of Pitt's, starts asking questions in Parliament about the matter, making sure it's a cause célèbre Special Branch--Thomas--can't ignore. In this latest Pitt adventure, Charlotte and her sister Emily aren't able to participate as they used to when Pitt was with the Metropolitan Police, but they don't want to be mere spectators, and Emily in particular is feeling bored, frustrated, and insecure. In counterpoint to Pitt's pursuit of a dangerous mystery that threatens national security, Charlotte, Emily, and Great-Aunt Vespasia grapple with what at first seem far more personal and private issues. Most of our old friends are here again, and after twenty-nine volumes, the characters and their relationships continue to grow deeper, richer, and more interesting. I honestly felt the series hit a rough patch and nearly collapsed when Pitt was first forced out of the regular police and transferred to Special Branch, and I thought it might peter out. Happily, it hasn't. Perry and her characters found their footing again, and the series has remained a real pleasure. Recommended. I borrowed this book from the library. Great! Twists and turns and the ending was meticulous. Loved her writing as always. She has such a way with words and phrases. "Please do not steal any more corpses and put them in dramatic and important places," she said wryly. "There are other ways of attracting people's attention." He gave a very little smile. "You must admit, there are very few that work as well!" Loved Aunt Vespasia as always and love (!) the new turn there. Enjoy watching the Pitt children grow up and looking forward to seeing if anything happens with Stoker and Kitty. This audiobook was fast-moving but the attraction is not in the action as much as the character studies author Ann Perry provides. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt are acquainted with many people in local law enforcement and government. When a crime is committed it is often involving one of their many acquaintances. The dilemmas they face often involve those people with government positions or people of high society. Perry is a master at holding the reader's interest as she digs deeper into the behavior of potential suspects. She also captures the essence of the times in which they live sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Como comandante de la poderosa Special Branch, el trabajo de Thomas Pitt consiste en mantener a Gran Bretaña a salvo de espías y traidores. Por lo tanto, le resultará extraño que de pronto le ordenen investigar dos incidentes menores: el hallazgo de sangre, pelos y cristales rotos ante el domicilio del experto en armamento naval Dudley Kynaston, y la simultánea desaparición de la atractiva doncella de la señora Kynaston. Pero semanas después, al descubrirse el cadáver mutilado de una joven no identificada cerca de casa de los Kynaston, Pitt tendrá claro que no se trata de una simple investigación policial. ¿Es posible que Kynaston, uno de los científicos más valiosos de Gran Bretaña, esté llevando una doble vida? ¿Acaso han endilgado a Pitt una conspiración tan diabólica porque podría acabar con su carrera? En su desconcierto, Pitt nunca ha necesitado tanto a sus amigos, incluidos su indómita esposa Charlotte, su astuto ex colega Victor Narraway y su espía particular de la alta sociedad, lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould. Solo Anne Perry podría haber creado el tenso entramado de conspiraciones e intrigas, amores y odios, escándalos y asesinatos de Muerte en Blackheath. Una novela con auténtico sabor de época, personajes fascinantes, inquietante suspense y un desenlace inolvidable. «Mediante el misterio y la fantasía, Perry aspira a cambiar la vida de sus lectores, enseñándoles, según sus propias palabras, ‘una visión de la vida que permite empatizar con personas cuyos caminos pueden ser muy distintos de los nuestros’.» Publishers Weekly «Las novelas de misterio victorianas de Anne Perry jamás decepcionan.» Bookreporter «Amena y entretenida… Retrata la época a la perfección, creando personajes realistas y una tensión sin fisuras.» Historical Novels Review «Lo que distingue el trabajo de Anne Perry es su estilo limpio e incisivo y su mirada contemporánea sobre la sociedad de la preguerra.» St. Louis Post-Dispatch «Impetuosa y turbulenta… Perry ha perfeccionado su exquisito toque personal.» The New York Times Book Review «Perry dilucida con maestría los males de la época victoriana.» Booklist Anne Perry es la autora de dos aclamadas series ambientadas en la Inglaterra victoriana: las novelas de William Monk, que incluyen Asesino en la oscuridad, Marea incierta, Un mar oscuro, Justicia ciega, y las novelas de Charlotte y Thomas Pitt, que incluyen Los cadáveres de Callander Square, Un crimen en Buckingham Palace, Los anarquistas de Long Spoon Lane y Medianoche en Marble Arch. También es la autora de las novelas ambientadas en la Primera Guerra Mundial Las tumbas del mañana, El peso del cielo, Ángeles en las tinieblas, Las trincheras del odio y No dormiremos. Asimismo, ha incursionado con éxito en la novela histórica con El brillo de la seda. Anne Perry vive en Escocia. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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