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Death On Blackheath (2014)

by Anne Perry(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0345548388 (ISBN13: 9780345548382)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Ballantine Books

series

Charlotte & Thomas Pitt

review 1: this is the first Charlotte & Thomas Pitt book that I have read; it's obvious from the text that they have had many adventures together (#29! wow), and some of them sound quite interesting. I liked the characters and their relationships, but a couple of things about the writing were not to my taste. the characters spend a lot of time reflecting on their interactions and emotional responses, such that every single conversation is imbued with deep meaning and fraught with like precipices, which, once crossed, will fundamentally and irrevocably alter their relationships. I don't know if that is emphasized in an attempt to capture the spirit of the times/manner in which people used to conduct themselves, but I think I would have appreciated it more if it were effected less fre... morequently. also, I found the pacing a bit off: we go from being completely in the dark to everyone knowing exactly what's going on in a couple of paragraphs, it seemed like. I thought the mystery as it is initially presented is more interesting (dark, strange, unfathomable) than the actual circumstances of the case. it is interesting to see how all of the different characters approach their investigations differently, based on their occupations or social status. I think it's interesting that the most colorful and rich descriptions are of dresses and artwork; I am afraid I am the kind of boring and gloomy person who would prefer to hear about fogs and buildings covered in soot.
review 2: Thomas & Charlotte Pitt are two of my favorite characters, and the rest of the "cast" such as Charlotte's Aunt (by a marriage of her sisters) Vespasia, Pitts old boss, Narrowy, as well as his trusty sidekick Stoker, really come to life in this book. Pitt is now in charge of Special Branch, and wonders if he is up to the challenge, and proves that he is. A body is found in the gravel pits on the Blackheath, a young woman, most likely a maid, but her face is mutilated I such a way that she can not be identified, but it is speculated she could be the maid of a gentleman who works for the Navy designing parts and weapons for submarines, just now coming to be known and used for warfare, his work is secret and his reputation needs to be protected, Pitt needs to discover who the woman is, and that hopefully the gentleman is not invoked in her untimely death. Anne Perry makes the characters come alive as she always does, probing their inner most thoughts and fears. She also makes Victorian Britain come alive. A real page turner, you will not want to put this book down! less

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