A review by sarah_moynihan
The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

3.0

The Cater Street Hangman is a quick regency mystery. It is the first book in the series, introducing us to Charlotte and Inspector Thomas Pitt. Charlotte is the middle daughter and is known to speak her mind, much to the embarassment and annoyance of her family members, but I appreciated her character more than any of the others for her honesty. Living in a wealthy and respectful neighborhood, everyone is shocked when someone begins murdering young women in the street. Inkeeping with the time period, people assume that these young women who have been murdered must have brought it upon themselves through loose morals and conduct. It is believed that a lower class man must be the culprit, as no well-bred individual would ever commit something so heinous and crass as murder let alone a woman of any class. But as the murders span across class lines, people begin to cast their suspicions on thoe men around them.
It was an intruiding mystery, although it was easy to guess quite early on who the culprit is. There were several hints dropped along the way that gave it away before the big reveal. And there were times when the book dragged as it got lost in other details and subplots. I was a bit diappointed by the way certain important plot points were built up and then quite quickly brushed aside, or so it felt to me. All in all, it was worth the read and an enjoyable mystery.