5/12/2023 0 Comments Southampton Row by Anne Perry![]() Passions are so enflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered to forego his long awaited vacation, not to solve a crime, but to prevent a national disaster.The Tory candidate is Pitt's archenemy, Charles Voisey, a ruthless leader in the Inner Circle. The powerful Inner Circle-a secret society of men sworn to support each other above all other loyalties-is committed to seizing one critical seat in Parliament, a first step towards the achievement of sinister secret ambitions. With a general election fast approaching, a deep rift separates aristocratic Tories from the Liberal opposition. Gaslight, cobblestones, halls of power, haunts of vice-all the splendor and sordidness of a world that believed the opulence would last forever.But now, toward the end of her long reign, Victoria's gold is tarnishing. ![]() ![]() For many years Anne Perry's magnificent novels have transported millions of readers into the very heart of one of the richest, most vibrant societies the world has ever known: England in the golden ages of Queen Victoria. ![]()
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