Twenty-one Days
A Daniel Pitt Novel
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4.3 • 162 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In the first book of an all-new series, a young lawyer races to save his client from execution, putting him at odds with his own father: Thomas Pitt, head of London’s Special Police Branch.
“[Anne] Perry’s excellent new series launch expertly takes the Pitts into a new century.”—Library Journal (starred review)
1910: Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Pitt is a junior barrister in London and eager to prove himself, independent of his renowned parents’ influence. And the new case before him will be the test. When his client, arrogant biographer Russell Graves, is found guilty of murdering his wife, Daniel is dispatched to find the real killer before Graves faces the hangman’s noose—in only twenty-one days.
Could Mrs. Graves’s violent death have anything to do with her husband’s profession? Someone in power may be framing the biographer to keep damaging secrets from coming to light. It is a theory that leads Daniel’s investigation unexpectedly to London’s Special Branch—and, disturbingly, to one of his father’s closest colleagues.
Caught between duty to the law and a fierce desire to protect his family, Daniel must call on his keen intellect—and trust his natural instincts—to find the truth in a tangle of dark deception, lest an innocent man hang for another’s heinous crime.
Praise for Twenty-One Days
“Readers will quickly fall in love with [Daniel] Pitt, following along as he investigates a gruesome murder and chuckling as he throws those involved off kilter. Perry is a master at bringing setting to life, and readers will be taken in by the time and place as they get to know Daniel Pitt and those close to him in this engaging novel.”—RT Book Reviews
“The maven of well-crafted Victorian mysteries and author of both the William Monk series and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries introduces the Pitts’ son, Daniel, junior barrister, in this first of what proves to be an intriguing, entertaining, and character-centric new series. . . . Perry introduces Daniel and his cohort, the brilliant Miriam Fforde Croft, and raises the knotty question of whether some clients are truly undefendable.”—Booklist
“[Anne Perry] seems just as comfortable in 1910 as she ever did back in Victoria’s day.”—Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1910, bestseller Perry's series kickoff introducing attorney Daniel Pitt fails to impress, in part because Daniel, the son of the stars of the author's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series (Murder on the Serpentine, etc.), is a much less developed character than his parents. After managing to gain an acquittal for a client charged with murder, the inexperienced Daniel aids in the defense of historian Russell Graves, who's on trial at London's Old Bailey for murdering his wife, Ebony. Even though Ebony's face and upper body were "burned to the point of total disfigurement," their 19-year-old daughter, Sarah, was able to identify the body. When Graves is convicted, Daniel has 21 days to find exculpatory evidence before the man's execution. In his search, he encounters a serious moral dilemma. The puzzle's uninspired solution won't shake the faith of Perry fans. They know that she's quite capable of doing better.
Customer Reviews
Anne Perry back to her best
Having read all the books she has written and being disappointed with the products in the last few years, I loved this one. While still not as detailed in regards to history and descriptions of background scenes and characters as the earlier books, the plot of this one is inventive and captivating. Am looking forward to more of the same from the story line of young Daniel Pitt.
dbs
Good character development……surprising twists.
Another winner
Lots of twists and turns in this one although I did miss Charlotte and Thomas in the starring roles. Glad their son is up to snuff!