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Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"1910: Daniel Pitt is a junior barrister in London and eager to prove himself, independent of his renowned parents' influence. When his client, arrogant biographer Russell Graves, is found guilty of murdering his wife, Daniel is dispatched to find the real killer before Graves faces the hangman's noose--in only twenty-one days. Could Mrs. Graves's violent death have anything to do with her husband's profession? Someone in power may be framing the...
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre-World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover's final, urgent message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power. On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister Margot have finally been able to forget some of the lasting trauma of the Great War. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has...
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When junior lawyer Daniel Pitt is summoned to the scene of a murder in the London district known as Mile End, he only knows that the victim is a senior lawyer from the same firm. What was this respected colleague doing in such a rough part of the city? The firm's head, Marcus fford Croft, may know more than he admits, but fford Crofts's memory is not what it used to be. Daniel finds his path blocked by officials at every turn, his investigation so...
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Two fiery deaths have young lawyer Daniel Pitt and his scientist friend Miriam fford Croft racing to solve a forensic crisis in an explosive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Triple Jeopardy. When a desperate woman comes to Daniel seeking a lawyer for her boyfriend, Rob Adwell, Daniel is convinced of the young man's innocence. Adwell has been accused of murder and setting a fire to conceal the body, but Daniel is sure that science...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Master of mystery and historical intrigue Anne Perry once again transports readers to the banks of the Thames in Victorian London for her thrilling new William Monk novel. In Revenge in a Cold River, Monk faces his darkest hour ever as he spars with a quarry hell-bent on vengeance. When Commander Monk of the Thames River Police is called to investigate the drowning of an escaped prisoner, he's forced to contend with customs officer McNab, who clearly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
173 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Worm, a young orphan boy who works at the local clinic, sees Eloise being kidnapped by two men in the days leading up to Christmas, he immediately recruits Squeaky Robinson to help rescue her. But as they track Eloise down, they're surprised to hear that she does not, in fact, wish to be rescued. Instead, Eloise intends to bring the kidnappers, who drew her father into their shady business deals and then murdered him, to justice. The kidnappers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
1994, c1993
Edition
1st mass market ed.
Physical Desc
454 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
William Monk, no longer a policeman but a private inquiry agent, is engaged to investigate these horrific crimes. The first is readily, if tragically, resolved. The murder of Nurse Prudence Barrymore, however, presents greater difficulties. Even the victim's mother agrees that a rebellious young woman who flouts the traditional roles of marriage and motherhood to work in a filthy hospital must expect a bad end. In the brutal squalor of a Victorian...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
190 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her long-time friend Sadie's gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Sadie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Sadie's disappearance. Mariah's uncanny knack...
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A lethal new weapon endangers all of Europe-unless Elena Standish can rescue an ingenious scientist from Hitler's clutches-in this action-packed mystery by bestselling author Anne Perry. It is summer 1934, and Hitler is teetering on the edge of supreme power. Any small step forward could vault him toward European domination. When Britain's MI6 gets word that a pair of German scientists have made a breakthrough in germ warfare, they send Elena Standish...
Author
Series
Elena Standish volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Not far from the grounds of Wyndham Hall, the body of MI6 agent John Repton is found, killed while surveilling the members of a household with alleged ties to fascists who threaten the security of the country, as Hitler's control spreads across Europe. Elena Standish is assigned the case, thanks to her new connection to the Wyndham family: her older sister, Margot, is being courted by Lady Wyndham's brother. As Elena and her colleague James Allenby...
11) The fourth enemy
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 6
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark--and dangerous--secrets.. Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his--and the firm's--reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and even deeper connections. Vayne's philanthropic efforts paint him a hero in the eyes of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"A courageous doctor and his apprentice fight to save London's poor--and discover that the hearts of men can be colder than a winter chill--in this gripping holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Scuff has come a long way from his time as a penniless orphan scraping together a living on the banks of the Thames. Now he's studying medicine at a free clinic run by Dr. Crowe. Lately Crowe has grown distracted after witnessing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Privately summoned by Queen Victoria when one of her closest confidantes is found murdered, Thomas Pitt navigates the secretive world of London society in what becomes the most dangerous case of his career.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Nurse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to homicide. The monomaniacal Rand brothers--Magnus, a cunning doctor, and Hamilton, a genius chemist--are utterly ruthless in their pursuit of a cure for the fatal "white-blood disease." In London's Royal Naval Hospital annex, Hester is tending one of the brothers' dying patients--wealthy...
15) Dark tide rising
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a ransom exchange turns violent in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, Commander William Monk faces an unthinkable possibility: betrayal by his own men. Local businessman Harry Exeter doesn't want the aid of the Thames River Police in tracking down the men who kidnapped his wife, Kate. He only asks them to help him navigate Jacob's Island, a creepy mass of decrepit buildings where he will hand off a large sum...
16) Triple jeopardy
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novels (Anne Perry) volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat who's accused of a theft that may hide a deadly crime in this compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-one Days. Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is delighted that his sister Jemima has returned to London from the States for a visit. But it's not on the happiest of terms, since a violent theft just before her departure has left Jemima's...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Commander Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, is called to the scene of a brutal explosion in the heart of London. The bomb was set off during an important--and secret--police raid, killing several officers, and the government suspects anarchists are at work. But what Pitt discovers is far more disturbing: the explosion was not a terrorist attack meant to sow chaos, but a calculated means to commit a targeted murder. And the evidence trail leads...
Author
Series
Christmas mysteries (Anne Perry) volume 18
Christmas Mystery volume Bk 18
Christmas Stories
Christmas novels
Christmas Mystery volume Bk 18
Christmas Stories
Christmas novels
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Detective John Hooper, William Monk's right-hand man at the Thames River Police, has fallen in love with Celia, the cousin of the victim in their most recent murder case. Now Celia has discovered that the man her good friend plans to marry this Christmas is far from what he seems. His first marriage ended with his wife walking into the sea -- not of her own accord -- and Celia hopes Hooper can help show her friend the truth. But Celia herself has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
191 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As beautiful as it may be, their friends' country home is not where Lady Vespasia wishes to spend Christmas with her new husband, Victor Narraway. She would rather pass a relaxing holiday at home with him--especially because Victor, former head of the London Special Branch, seems to be hiding some undercover dealings with the other guests who have gathered at the spacious estate. As tensions grow among the couples, the young and beautiful Iris Watson-Watt...
20) Paragon Walk
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
Ballantine Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Once again, that incomparable team of sleuths Inspector Thomas Pitt and his young wife, Charlotte, set themselves against a vicious murderer. As More...the elegant masks of the wellborn suspects slip, it becomes appallingly clear that something ugly lurks behind the handsome fa?ades of Paragon Walk?something that may lead to more scandal, and more murder.
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