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Available
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Publication
Fawcett (1997), Edition: 1st, 373 pages
Description
When a group of powerful Irish Protestants and Catholics gather at a country house to discuss Irish home rule, contention is to be expected. But when the meeting's moderator, government bigwig Ainsley Greville, is found murdered in his bath, negotiations seem doomed. Unless Superintendent Thomas Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, can root out the truth, simmering hatreds and passions may again explode in murder.
User reviews
LibraryThing member mahallett
great irish accents but quite complicated.
LibraryThing member Kathy89
Love this Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series. This one was read by David McCallum. Very complicated plot with Pitt being assigned to protect dignitaries at a secret meeting at his society in-law's estate. The bad feelings between the Irish and the English surface and and murdered diplomat is the very
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man Pitt was sent to protect. Gracie, acting as Charlotte's maid, aids Pitt in his investigation. Show Less
LibraryThing member AltheaAnn
Ashworth Hall" almost exactly fits the formula 'closed door' Victorian murder mystery mold (hey, there's even a butler)... In 1890, a group of Irish leaders, their wives and servants are meeting for a conference at a British manor house to address the "Irish Problem." First, the politician hosting
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the conference is found murdered... but is the motive political or personal? More literary in style than say, Amanda Quick, book, but still a basic whodunnit Show Less
LibraryThing member Pat_Bunk_Malecki
I love Anne Perry. I will read everything she writes. I confess it may be my ignorance about the struggles between the Irish Protestants and Catholics during this time period. However, I found it such a struggle to keep the characters straight in this story. Although I understood the premise, it
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did not keep my interest and the mystery got lost. Since I found it hard to keep the characters straight, I did not become interested in their outcome nor was I sure who actually was the person who committed the crime. Perhaps someone else will have better luck with this one, it wasn't for me. It will not, however, stop me from reading Anne Perry. Show Less
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Original language
English
Original publication date
1997-03-11
Physical description
373 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
0449908445 / 9780449908440