257 pages
English language
Published Aug. 24, 2009 by Ballantine Books.
In the affluent London street of Paragon Walk, an unspeakable and baffling crime is committed: a young woman is raped and murdered. The elegant masks of the aristocractic suspects begin to slip, and it becomes appallingly clear that something ugly lurks behind the handsome facades of Paragon Walk. There appear to be no clear clues to follow. Is it the work of a madman? Is it a game of the idle rich that got out of hand? Charlotte Pitt's personal connection to one resident enables her to ask the questions nobody wants to hear...and this leads to a shocking revelation.
I love the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries! They are always thought-provoking and wise. They're unexpected – although often solvable. But they definitely make the reader think and observe all sides of the issue. Another well done effort (and still totally unexpected of the bratty self-possessed, convicted, teenage murderer!)
