内容简介
WhenagroupofpowerfulIrishProtestantsandCatholicsgatheratacountryhousetodiscussIrishhomerule,contentionistobeexpected.Butwhenthemeeting'smoderator,governmentbigwigAinsleyGreville,isfoundmurderedinhisbath,negotiationsseemdoomed.Tomakemattersworse,itappearsthelateGrevillemayhaveledalessthansavorypersonallife.UnlessThomasPittandhiswife,Charlotte,canrootoutthetruth,simmeringhatredsandpassionsmayagainexplodeinmurder,thehomerulemovementmaycollapse,andcivilwarmaydestroyallofIreland....
作者简介
AmongAnnePerry'sothernovelsfeaturingThomasandCharlottePittarePentecostAlley,TraitorsGate,TheHydeParkHeadsman,HighgateRise,andhernewest,BrunswickGardens.ShealsowritesthepopularnovelsfeaturinginvestigatorWilliamMonk,includingTheSilentCry,aMainSelectionoftheMysteryGuild,WeighedintheBalance,CainHisBrother,andDefendandBetray."HergraspofVictoriancharacterandconsciencestillastonishes,saidTheClevelandPlainDealerabouttheauthor.Hundredsofthousandsofreadersagree.,,