Thomas Pitt Ser.: Ashworth Hall by Anne Perry (1997, First Ed.)

Description: Ashworth Hall: Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mysteries, #17 by Anne Perry (1997) First Ed. Editorial Reviews Book Description With every book she writes, Anne Perry, the supreme enchanter among historical novelists, contributes a mesmerizing new chapter to her magical re-creation of Victorian England. Here, she abandons London's cobblestone streets and exclusive drawing rooms for a great country house, Ashworth Hall, where a fateful secret conference is about to begin. The gathering has the appearance of a smart autumn house party - stunning women and powerful men enjoying a few days of leisurely pleasure in a setting of exquisite beauty. In fact, the guests are Irish Protestants and Catholics gathered in a reluctant parley over home rule for Ireland, a problem that has plagued the British Isles since the reign of Elizabeth I. When the meeting's moderator, government bigwig Ainsley Greville, is found murdered in his bath, the negotiations seemed doomed. Superintendent Thomas Pitt of Scotland Yard almost despairs as divorce proceedings involving the great Irish Nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell and his mistress, Kitty O'Shea, become an open scandal. To make matters worse, it seems the late Greville himself may have had a less than savory personal life. The surviving guests - six men and five women - unleash their true feelings, or perhaps only pretend to do so. Their servants follow suit. Unless Pitt and his clever wife, Charlotte, can root out the truth, simmering passions above and below stairs may again explode in murder, the hopeful home rule movement may collapse, and civil war may destroy Ireland. Never before has Pitt borne such terrible responsibilities, and never has Charlotte been less able to share them. Review: Another good mystery from Anne Perry !!! I really enjoy Anne Perry's Tomas Pitt mysteries. She's terrific at creating believable characters with excellent dialogue unlike a lot of novelists. Undoubtedly two of the reasons she's a constant seller. Oh, she slips up once in a while, not surprising given the amount of books she writes. For me, the most glaring slip up is in the age and personality of Aunt Vespasia who has undergone a personality change for the better from the stern old birdie in the start to a more witty human who has also gotten younger in years over the years. Vespasia was 80 at the start and at the end is much younger and has married Victor Narraway. Don't get me wrong, I love that marriage, but it beggars the imagination. If she starts at 80 years old, and marries Victor ten years later or so, she's not 90! But it's such a grand romance, we readers can look the other way at Perry's slip up.. A prostitute is found murdered and evidence at the scene points to the son of a rich and powerful man. Pitt is called in to handle the matter with delicacy, and he does. It would seem that soon he has the whole matter wound up to everyone's satisfaction without any help from his wife Charlotte or her sister Emily. That is much different from earlier novels in which the women play a very substantial role in helping Pitt. But then a radical twist turns everything around. Pitt's very career is in jeopardy and Charlotte and Emily gird their loins and head out to visit bordellos and the seamier sides of London in a desperate bid to aid Pitt (without his knowledge). The book is in a good used condition. · Please be serious about your bids. Checkout must be completed within 7 days of the close of auction. If payment is not received within this time period and you do not contact me to explain the reason, a dispute will be opened with eBay. If the dispute is not resolved within 5 business days, the order will be revoked and you may receive a strike from eBay. · Returns are only accepted IF: the description was inaccurate and you contact me within 3 days of receiving the item. Item must be returned in the condition at the time of shipping. Only the Bid amount will be refunded, as ALL shipping fees will be paid by the buyer. Check out my other items! N14 25/09/23 Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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