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WhenInspectorThomasPittisaskedtoreopenathree-year-oldmurdercasewhichhadtakenplaceinLondon'sluxuriousHanoverClose,heknowsthathissuperiorswanthimtosmooththingsover.ButthatisjustnotthewayPittoperates.Withhiswellbornwife,Charlotte,toaidhiminpenetratingthewell-knownreserveofhighsociety,theinquisitivePittsdiscoverasecretsoshockingitwouldleadtomoredeaths--and,quitepossibly--Pitt'sown...."[A]complex,grippingandhighlysatisfyingmystery...AnadroitblendofthickLondonatmosphereandaconvincingcast...Atotallysurprisingyetwonderfullyplausiblefinale."PUBLISHERSWEEKLY
作者简介
“Afine-manneredshocker.”—TheNewYorkTimesBookReview“Pitt’scompassionandCharlotte’sclevernessmakethemcompatiblesleuths,aswellasextremelycongenial....Perryhasthegreatgiftofmakingitallseemimmediateandverymuchalive.”—ThePhiladelphiaInquirer“[A]complex,gripping,andhighlysatisfyingmystery...anadroitblendofthickLondonatmosphereandaconvincingcast...atotallysurprisingyetwonderfullyplausiblefinale.”—PublishersWeekly“Perry’sworkisconsistentlytop-notchand[SilenceinHanoverClose]isoneofherstrongestefforts.”—TheSanDiegoUnion-Tribune“AnnePerryismychoicefortoday’sbestmysterywriterofVictoriana.”—St.LouisPost-DispatchFromtheTradePaperbackedition.,,