Unabridged Audiobook
Extremely clever, quirky and macabre mystery for Inspector Pitt to solve this time, which had me guessing for the majority of the plot. The appearance, and reappearance of the same body that just won’t stay buried is almost funny… but that’s only the beginning of a conundrum that keeps growing and expanding until all the pieces fall into place. As usual, Anne Perry drops almost all the clues discreetly among the trivial and sometimes inane chitchat among the characters… I know those socially intense, backbiting soirees among the wealthy contain more than just random, petty comments but I still couldn’t figure out which comments would end up leading is to the darker truths. Loved the juxtaposition of the higher class dramas with the grim realities of the London impoverished as politics and alleviation of slum suffering is woven deftly into the plot. Vivid, smart and fun; loved this one!
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