Cardington Crescent.

No cover — Anne Perry: Cardington Crescent. (1991, Grafton)

336 pages

English language

Published Dec. 31, 1991 by Grafton.

ISBN:: 978-0-586-21253-0
OCLC Number:: 24756131

(3 reviews)

When Charlotte Pitt’s sister is charged with murder, she and her husband Thomas must work fast to clear her—and find the real killer

As Inspector Thomas Pitt works to resolve the case of a dismembered woman, his womanizing brother-in-law, George March, Lord Ashworth, is poisoned with his morning coffee at the country estate of his cousins. The primary suspect? Charlotte’s sister, Emily, the murdered man’s wife and Pitt’s sister-in-law. Charlotte and Pitt take on the March clan with the help of Great-aunt Vespasia, their formidable relative and a member of the clan, to break through the wall of deceit and silence. When Sybilla March, George’s suspected paramour, is found strangled by her hair and Emily is the one who found her, the case would seem hopeless—for anyone but the indomitable Pitts.

Their pursuit of the truth takes them down a path of corruption, depravity, and murder, from the elegant townhouses …

When Charlotte Pitt’s sister is charged with murder, she and her husband Thomas must work fast to clear her—and find the real killer

As Inspector Thomas Pitt works to resolve the case of a dismembered woman, his womanizing brother-in-law, George March, Lord Ashworth, is poisoned with his morning coffee at the country estate of his cousins. The primary suspect? Charlotte’s sister, Emily, the murdered man’s wife and Pitt’s sister-in-law. Charlotte and Pitt take on the March clan with the help of Great-aunt Vespasia, their formidable relative and a member of the clan, to break through the wall of deceit and silence. When Sybilla March, George’s suspected paramour, is found strangled by her hair and Emily is the one who found her, the case would seem hopeless—for anyone but the indomitable Pitts.

Their pursuit of the truth takes them down a path of corruption, depravity, and murder, from the elegant townhouses lining fashionable Cardington Crescent to the horrifying slums of London.

3 editions

Marsha Woerner reviewed Cardington Crescent. by Anne Perry

Review of 'Cardington Crescent.' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

(I somehow got in my records on Good reads that I had previously finished the book, but that's untrue! Yes, it truly did take me two months to read; better vision would definitely have helped.
It is a good book, except that the subplot, which actually started at the very beginning of the book but was primarily chapter 8 or so (?), was totally irrelevant to the majority the book and consequently entirely unnecessary!
The actual murderer was unexpected and probably not overly satisfactory. Well, at least not to me it wasn't. But I like the development of personalities! They were, for the most part, believable and comforting. I really would like the story to continue to tamp down some uncomfortable or unknown endings of relationships and situations. Sigh. Well, it's conceivable that future books in the series will address some of it…

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