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ThefreshlydeadbodysprawledontheBedfordSquaredoorstepofGeneralBrandonBalantyneisanaffronttoeveryrespectablesensibility.Thegeneraldeniesallknowledgeoftheshabbilydressedvictimwhohassorudelycometodeathoutsidehishome.ButSuperintendentThomasPittcannotbelievehim.Forinthedeadman'spockethefindsararesnuffboxthatrecentlygracedthegeneral'sstudy.Hemusttreadlightly,however,lesthisinvestigationtriggeratragedyofimmenseproportions,ensnaringhonorablemenlikefliesinaweb.Pitt'scleverwife,Charlotte,becomeshisfullpartnerinprobingthismasterpieceofevil,spawnedbyanamoralitygreaterthantheycanimagine...
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AmongAnnePerry'sothernovelsfeaturingThomasandCharlottePittareBrunswickGardens,AshworthHall,PentecostAlley,TraitorsGate,andTheHydeParkHeadsman.ShealsowritesthepopularnovelsfeaturingVictorianprivateinvestigatorWilliamMonk--amongthemTheTwistedRoot,ABreachofPromise,TheSilentCry,WeighedintheBalance,CainHisBrother,andDefendandBetray."HergraspofVictoriancharacterandconsciencestillastonishes,"saidtheClevelandPlainDealer.Hundredsofthousandsofreadersagree.AnnePerrylivesinScotland.,,