Someone on posh Callander Square will kill to keep a secret in this “superior” mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author of Twenty-One Days (The San Diego Union-Tribune). When two dead infants are dug up in the Callander Square gardens, the upper-class residents dismiss the burials as the desperate act of a low-born girl and resent the intrusion of Inspector Thomas Pitt into their … Inspector Thomas Pitt into their well-ordered lives. Pitt is not convinced that the case should be so easily dropped. Also intrigued by the mystery, Pitt’s well-born wife, Charlotte, pursues her own investigation into places Thomas would never have access—the parlors and inner chambers of the mansions on the fashionable square. With her sister Emily, Lady Ashworth, who lives on Callander Square, she delves into the lives and secrets of the residents. Thomas and Charlotte, now expecting their first child, form the perfect sleuthing couple. Elegant closets soon spill their skeletons exposing long-hidden secrets—secrets that could lead even the most upright aristocrat to kill.
But will Pitt’s keen investigative skills and Charlotte’s insights into the workings of high-class society solve the mystery in time to save the innocent residents of Callander Square from the murderer among them?
Callander Square is the 2nd book in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novels, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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A good British mystery in a series. An enjoyable and informative read.
Excellently written.
I abandoned this book. I found it boring and uneventful.
Am reading the series of Monk and also of Pitt. Great reads
Every Anne Perry book I’ve ever read I have enjoyed. They are all well written, the stories are always interesting with mystery involved. The characters are well fleshed out and relatable. There is no steamy sex which I appreciate. I’m a big fan of Victorian mystery novels.
This was my first Anne Perry and I enjoyed it. She creates characters here that I like spending time with and can relate too. The mystery is good, a little convoluted maybe.
Enjoy Anne Perry. This book moderately entertaining and typical of these Victorian mysteries.
All of Anne Perry’s books are worth reading. The characters are strong and the history accurate and this often is the key to the crime so accurate history is a necessity. Can be read alone but you would like the first book a lot.
Have thoroughly enjoyed all of Anne Perry’s Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series.
You can’t figure the killer until the end.
Great British who-done-it!
I like all Anne Perry books. Love reading about old England, and characters are entertaining
Anne Perry’s look at society in the late 1800s is interesting. The plot was a bit light and the characters weren’t as three-dimensional as they could be but for light reading after a long day, this one was okay.
Unable to finish at this time.
Dialogue stiff and stilted. Difficult to follow train of thought when implications were being made. Could not get into the mind of characters being investigated. Too many societal references.
Pacing uneven; dragged and then rushed. Dialogue could be annoying.
I just like all of Anne Perry’s books, her characters etc
One word sums it up. Excellent!
Entry level to series. You’llbean.com want more
Too much focus on the abuse of servants by wanton masters. May be true to life but I did not care for it.
You cannot beat Anne Perry for Victorian mystery. . . .her descriptions of the times are so vivid you are there and her plots are full of intrigue and unexpected twists and turns