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A review by catherine_t
Callander Square by Anne Perry
4.0
In this, the second Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery, Pitt is called to Callander Square, an upscale neighbourhood where a gruesome discovery has been made by two gardeners: two small corpses, buried in the square itself, infants either stillborn or killed at birth. Pitt begins his investigation, but finds himself stymied at every turn by the inhabitants of the area.
His new wife, expecting their first child, is drawn into the investigation by her sister Emily, Lady Ashworth. Bored with her endless round of society, Emily finds her imagination fired by the crime--if crime it is--and insists that Charlotte pose as her unmarried sister and take a position with General Ballantyne, who is writing a history of his family's involvement in the great conflicts of the British Empire. Reluctantly, Charlotte does so, and learns more of scandal in a matter of days than her husband can. Together, the intrepid couple work on the case from different angles, until there is a definite murder. Now it's a race against time to catch a killer.
I always enjoy Anne Perry's books, though I've tended, mostly by misfortune, to read them out of order. I'm trying now to get through the series in order (both the Pitt novels and the William Monk ones).
His new wife, expecting their first child, is drawn into the investigation by her sister Emily, Lady Ashworth. Bored with her endless round of society, Emily finds her imagination fired by the crime--if crime it is--and insists that Charlotte pose as her unmarried sister and take a position with General Ballantyne, who is writing a history of his family's involvement in the great conflicts of the British Empire. Reluctantly, Charlotte does so, and learns more of scandal in a matter of days than her husband can. Together, the intrepid couple work on the case from different angles, until there is a definite murder. Now it's a race against time to catch a killer.
I always enjoy Anne Perry's books, though I've tended, mostly by misfortune, to read them out of order. I'm trying now to get through the series in order (both the Pitt novels and the William Monk ones).