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The Cater Street Hangman (Anderson Price Promo) (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt Novels)
by Anne Perry
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Fawcett (1998-06-13)
ISBN: 0449004600
EAN: 9780449004609
Mass Market Paperback
Release Date: 1998-06-13
SKU: MM2497
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The Ellison sisters were proper young Victorian ladies. In the foggy streets outside their peaceful home, five women were found horribly murdered. And Police Inspector Pitt found himself wondering if the Ellisons were in fact too good to be true.
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Customer Reviews
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delighted
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-07-01
i was delighted to finally read the beginning of Charlotte and Thomas's relationship. i started the books somewhere in the middle as couldnt find the first ones in any library and had to actually buy this book, glad idid!
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Victorian mystery!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-05-25
The charm of this book is in it's setting. The charming part is that Victorian England is a main character in the book. I enjoyed this book because not only are you engaged in a good mystery but you also learn about everyday life during that time period. Overall I liked the book, the character's were well rounded and at time's the mystery takes a back seat to the character's development throughout the book. I would recommend this book to those who love mysteries, and those who like historical fiction.
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First in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Victorian Mysteries
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-03-09
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
CAPSULE REVIEW: This is the first book in the CHARLOTTE AND THOMAS PITT series of Victorian murder mysteries. I highly recommend this book and the whole series, although this first volume is not as riveting as some of the later ones. This is an excellent British cozy with the elements mystery fans expect.Among my criticisms are that the emotions of the characters are often glossed over when they should be explored and are examined in minute detail when they are of little interest. Also, I find the romance between the two main characters completely unbelievable, but then I must admit that I am a mystery fan and not not a romance fan, so I may be missing something.
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Not the best in the series
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-12-18
While I didn't think this was the best in the series, it does help to start with it since it introduces the characters, so I recently bought this as a gift for a friend. I have read all of Anne Perry's "Pitt" series as well as the "Monk" books. I think, from everything else I have read about that time period, that they are startlingly accurate portrayals. I particularly love her strong female characters, in contrast with the more typical women of the era. These books are sometimes "heavy" reading and the author clearly has specific points to make which do get repetitive. Because of this, I found I needed to take a break after reading a couple of them, but then I was continually drawn back to the series until I had gotten through them all. Again, Cater Street Hangman wasn't my favorite but it does lay the groundwork for all the rest. I recommend it.
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Victorian Serial Killer on the loose
Rating (3)
Date: 2007-07-20
It took me three tries to get into this book, but once I got hooked I stayed up late and got up early to finish it. The murder mystery is unpredictable with several convincing red herrings thrown in to pull you off track. In the end, the motive behind the killer's actions are alluded to, but not strongly supported by the storyline. This made the ending slightly unsatisfying. However, the Victorian era's customs and manners is presented with picture-painting detail and seemed believable.
Anne Perry uses a very interesting literary device: we can hear the thoughts of only female characters (not all of them, but we never see inside a male character's mind). This helped to focus (or even exagerate?) the emotional and social distance between the male and female characters. Enjoy the book and the character of Charlotte as she changes over the course of the series.
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