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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Excellent. Perry moves some years in the future to focus on the continued Pitt family legacy. The book makes reference to some beloved characters from his parents' adventures while making it clear that Daniel will stand on his own. I am interested to see where this series goes, particularly with an awesome female character that was introduced. This is a taut mystery with courtroom drama, twists, and getting to know Daniel as an adult -- establishing his character and his sense of right and wrong. Highly recommend. Longtime readers of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series will just slide right in, but for those unfamiliar with that series this book can be a starting place as well.
I enjoy Anne Perry quite a bit, but all her books feel the same. Poor Daniel is definitely in his father's shadow and there was nothing in this book that distinguished him as an individual. That being said, it was an engaging mystery.
I have not read the several of the most recent Perry books in either the Pitt or the Monk series, but I thought with this start to a new series featuring the son of Thomas & Charlotte Pitt, I felt it was a good time to return to London.
Smart decision on my part, and I look forward to seeing what Daniel and his new friend, Miriam, get up to in future installments.
Smart decision on my part, and I look forward to seeing what Daniel and his new friend, Miriam, get up to in future installments.
I didn't think I would like the Edwardian England setting, but it was wonderful! The fact that it was a legal mystery made it that much better. Best of all is the way Daniel interacts with Miriam, Kitteridge and fford Croft.
If you're a fan of Perry's Thomas ans Charlotte Pitt novels, this is of the same mold. It will be interesting to see how Perry develops Daniel's character.
Darn. Was hoping that the first book in the series about Thomas & Charlotte Pitt's son Daniel was going to be the start of something new for me to love from Anne Perry. Sadly, it was not a fit for me.
This wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't on the level that the Thomas Pitt series was, for me, anyway.
Part of what I loved about Thomas and Charlotte was how their differences worked well together to offset the seriousness of the gritty world they lived in and the murders they investigated. There was always a balance of the serious and the everyday that gave those books charm. Daniel, because he is on his own, is missing that balance, which made this a very heavy and dark story all the way to a little past the halfway point, which is when I gave up on this.
I also missed the colourful cast of supporting characters from Thomas & Charlotte's world in Daniel's. Their maid, Aunt Vespasia, etc. really added variety and sparkle to that series, and again, it's just Daniel here which limits the opportunity to build a diverse world to draw in a reader.
As I said, not a bad book, just no comparison for me to Thomas & Charlotte, which may not be fair, but as that series was what got me to try this new one, it was kind of inevitable that the two would be compared. I won't be continuing with the new series. Didn't grab me.
This wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't on the level that the Thomas Pitt series was, for me, anyway.
Part of what I loved about Thomas and Charlotte was how their differences worked well together to offset the seriousness of the gritty world they lived in and the murders they investigated. There was always a balance of the serious and the everyday that gave those books charm. Daniel, because he is on his own, is missing that balance, which made this a very heavy and dark story all the way to a little past the halfway point, which is when I gave up on this.
I also missed the colourful cast of supporting characters from Thomas & Charlotte's world in Daniel's. Their maid, Aunt Vespasia, etc. really added variety and sparkle to that series, and again, it's just Daniel here which limits the opportunity to build a diverse world to draw in a reader.
As I said, not a bad book, just no comparison for me to Thomas & Charlotte, which may not be fair, but as that series was what got me to try this new one, it was kind of inevitable that the two would be compared. I won't be continuing with the new series. Didn't grab me.
I read this thinking it would be the start of a new series for me, but I didn’t like Daniel Pitt enough to keep going. There were too many storylines and characters for a first book of the series, and I felt like the author (who has written several other series) was cramming in as many thread-starts as she could in order to weave them in to later books. The result was a mess for me and thus a lack of interest. Interesting twist, but not the series I was looking for.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
In TWENTY-ONE DAYS Anne Perry opens a new series and passes the torch to the next generation with Daniel Pitt. Daniel, son of Thomas and Charlotte, is working as a lawyer/ sleuth to appeal a murder conviction in 21 days. New and interesting characters in this book include Marcus fford Croft, head of the distinguished law firm along with Toby Kitteridge, a senior attorney vested in protecting the letter of the law. Marcus's daughter, Miriam, who passed her medical courses at Cambridge with honors but is not granted her degree because of her gender, also joins the cast. If you are a long-time fan of Anne Perry's earlier series featuring the senior Pitts, fear not because they also make appearances.
I most enjoyed the facts of the law that were discussed, the social constricts, and the scientific evidence being deployed to defend those on trial. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep this one interesting.
In TWENTY-ONE DAYS Anne Perry opens a new series and passes the torch to the next generation with Daniel Pitt. Daniel, son of Thomas and Charlotte, is working as a lawyer/ sleuth to appeal a murder conviction in 21 days. New and interesting characters in this book include Marcus fford Croft, head of the distinguished law firm along with Toby Kitteridge, a senior attorney vested in protecting the letter of the law. Marcus's daughter, Miriam, who passed her medical courses at Cambridge with honors but is not granted her degree because of her gender, also joins the cast. If you are a long-time fan of Anne Perry's earlier series featuring the senior Pitts, fear not because they also make appearances.
I most enjoyed the facts of the law that were discussed, the social constricts, and the scientific evidence being deployed to defend those on trial. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep this one interesting.
As a long time admirer of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, I was very excited to learn of Perry’s new series featuring their son, Daniel as a young barrister. Terrific storytelling and very suspenseful! This reader figured out one aspect of the murder, but there were several surprise twists that kept me engaged and reading! Interesting, believable characters and an overall satisfying read! Even if you’re not familiar with the other series, this one will not disappoint!