Highgate Rise
A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel
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4.3 • 42 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Clemency Shaw, the wife of a prominent doctor, has died in a tragic fire in the peaceful suburb of Highgate. But the blaze was set by an arsonist, and it is unclear whether she or Dr. Shaw was the intended victim—or did the doctor himself set the blaze in order to inherit his wife’s large fortune? Baffled by the scarcity of clues in this terrible crime, Inspector Thomas Pitt turns to the people who had been closest to the couple—Clemency’s stuffy but distinguished relatives. Meanwhile, Pitt’s wellborn wife, Charlotte, retraces the dangerous path that Clemency walked in the last months of her life, finding herself enmeshed in a sinister web that stretches from the lowest slums to the loftiest centers of power.
Customer Reviews
High gate Rise
I have only recently discovered Anne Perry and have become a fan. My one issue is with the endings. Highgate Rise, for example. It was thrilling and suspenseful right up to the very end at which time Charlotte and Dr. Shaw have a lofty philosophical discussion that does nothing for the reader needing some clarification. For example, did Shaw know who the murderer was all along? Who else knew the secret of the money? And, why did the conclusion place more blame and responsibility on Shaw than on the perpetrator? I loved the book but found the ending confusing and unsatisfactory.