“RIVETING … DEVIOUS … FASCINATING …

Another gem in her Charlotte and Thomas Pitt oeuvre … Extraordinarily rich in detail and the fog-laden atmosphere of the time, Perry brings to life the quirky society folk of London…. Her work soars with pathos and humor and, of course, a crackerjack mystery.”

—Mobile Register

“[The] historical background is carefully presented.”

—The Boston Globe

“Perry writes with both flowery overstatement and the kind of formality and restraint that befits her Victorian setting.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

“Their fifteenth suspenseful turn through the wealthy front parlors and deadly back alleys of Victorian England demonstrates once again a fictional world rich with historical atmosphere and weav[es] a tale of mystery, corruption, detection, and justice as complex as the colorful characters who populate its pages.”

—Mystery News