Beheadings in Hyde Park terrorise Victorian London…
A series of attacks in Hyde Park has Superintendent Pitt’s work cut out, as he pursues a deadly killer in Anne Perry’s gripping mystery, The Hyde Park Headsman. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Sarah Perry.
‘[Anne] Perry’s strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist’ – The Wall Street Journal
Not since the bloody deeds of Jack the Ripper have Londoners felt such terror as that caused by the gruesome beheadings in Hyde Park. And if newly promoted Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt does not catch the murderer quickly, he is likely to lose his own head, professionally speaking. Yet even with the help of Charlotte Pitt’s subtle investigation, the sinister violence continues unchecked. And in a shocking turn of events, the case proves to be Pitt’s toughest ever.
What readers are saying about The Hyde Park Headsman:
‘Gripping story‘
‘This was a real page turner, enjoyed it enormously‘
‘Anne Perry writes with amazing clarity of London – a joy to pick up each book‘
A series of attacks in Hyde Park has Superintendent Pitt’s work cut out, as he pursues a deadly killer in Anne Perry’s gripping mystery, The Hyde Park Headsman. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Sarah Perry.
‘[Anne] Perry’s strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist’ – The Wall Street Journal
Not since the bloody deeds of Jack the Ripper have Londoners felt such terror as that caused by the gruesome beheadings in Hyde Park. And if newly promoted Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt does not catch the murderer quickly, he is likely to lose his own head, professionally speaking. Yet even with the help of Charlotte Pitt’s subtle investigation, the sinister violence continues unchecked. And in a shocking turn of events, the case proves to be Pitt’s toughest ever.
What readers are saying about The Hyde Park Headsman:
‘Gripping story‘
‘This was a real page turner, enjoyed it enormously‘
‘Anne Perry writes with amazing clarity of London – a joy to pick up each book‘
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Reviews
Splendidly plotted... explores the nature of power while adding detail and color to Perry's ever more elaborate tapestry of late-nineteenth-century London life
Perry's immense talent makes [this] one of the best mysteries of the season and confirms her as the finest writer of historical mysteries around today
[Anne] Perry's strengths: memorable characters and an ability to evoke the Victorian era with the finely wrought detail of a miniaturist
A corking good story... [Perry is] a pre-eminent writer of Victorian mysteries
Thrilling... [Perry's] understanding of the historically rich period enables her to devise a plot true to its time yet timeless in its approach to human nature
Full of suspense, intrigue, politics and psychological insights
Her Victorian England pulsates with life and is peopled with wonderfully memorable characters
When Anne Perry puts Thomas and Charlotte Pitt on the case, we are in exemplary Victorian company
Perry has a wonderful feel for period and remains utterly convincing
The period detail remains fascinating, and [Perry's] grasp of Victorian character and conscience still astonishes
