Dorchester Terrace - (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt) by Anne Perry (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"[A] magic kingdom of Victorian murder and intrigue."--The New York Times Book Review

Thomas Pitt is now the powerful head of Britain's Special Branch, and some people fear that he may have been promoted beyond his abilities. His own self-doubt is fueled by rumors of a plot to blow up connections on the Dover-London rail line, on which Austrian duke Alois Habsburg is soon to travel. But why destroy an entire train to kill one obscure Austrian royal? Are the rumors designed to distract police from an even more devastating plot? Meanwhile, in a London sickroom, an old Italian woman is terrified that as she sinks into dementia, she may divulge secrets from her career as a revolutionary spy. And behind the doors of a stately manor, a beautiful young Croatian woman hoards mysteries of her own. Pitt and his clever wife, Charlotte, need these two fascinating women to tell them things they desperately need to know--before death and terror ignite an international catastrophe.

Includes a preview of Anne Perry's next Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel, Midnight at Marble Arch

"The always clever Anne Perry infuses Dorchester Terrace with the right amount of intrigue and complex relationships that have made this prolific series one of the finest in modern mystery fiction."--Bookreporter

"A classic . . . [a] novel of intrigue, romance and treason . . . replete with well-drawn characters."--Huntington News

Review Quotes

Praise for Anne Perry's most recent Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels

Treason at Lisson Grove

"Perry has always done her historical homework on the darker elements of the British ruling class, and she has outdone herself this time."--The Washington Times

Buckingham Palace Gardens

"An intricate plot about a murder at the palace [with] an irresistibly appealing Upstairs, Downstairs perspective . . . a fine introduction to Perry's alluring world of Victorian crime and intrigue."--The New York Times Book Review

"Another winner . . . a wonderful cast of characters with many twisting plots."--Vero Beach Press Journal

Long Spoon Lane

"Anne Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect [and] presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"An altogether intriguing and enjoyable mystery . . . Fans of this series, with its amazingly well-drawn historical details, know the delight of time traveling back to Victorian England."--Bookreporter.com

Seven Dials

"Terrific, vivid stuff . . . The alarmingly prolific Anne Perry [is] a master of the genre."--The Seattle Times

"Perry's as good as it gets. . . . The final courtroom scene produces more victims and left me breathless."--The Providence Journal

About the Author

Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk, set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.