Charlotte and Thomas Pitt #32
Ballantine Books
April 2018
On Sale: April 3, 2018
Featuring: Thomas Pitt; Charlotte
304 pages ISBN: 0425285006 EAN: 9780425285008 Kindle: B01HA4LFW0 Trade Size / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
In the history of Anne Perryβs bestselling Victorian mystery series, the stakes have never been greater than nowβas a mission for queen and country places the future of the British Empire squarely in Thomas Pittβs hands.
It is not the custom for the commander of Special Branch to receive a royal summonsβso Thomas Pitt knows it must be for a matter of the gravest importance. The body of Sir John Halberd, the Queenβs confidant, has been found in the shallow water of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, bearing the evidence of a fatal blow to the head. At Her Majestyβs request, Sir John had been surreptitiously investigating Alan Kendrick, a horse-racing enthusiast who seems to have had an undue amount of influence on her son, the Prince of Wales.
Now Commander Pitt must navigate the corridors of power with the utmost discretion and stealth, for it seems certain that Sir Johnβs killer is a member of the upper classes. Aided by his wife, Charlotte, and her social contacts, Pitt seeks out the hidden motives behind the polite faΓ§ade of those to the manner bornβand uncovers a threat to the throne that could topple the monarchy.
With MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE, Thomas Pitt nears a crossroads in his brilliant careerβone that promises new challenges, both professional and personal, still to be met. But first, he and Charlotte must conquer the twists and turns of suspense master Anne Perryβs most cunningly crafted plot yetβto achieve their finest hour, or suffer their darkest.
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