By Anne Perry
In Victorian England, a divisive election is speedy impending. Passions are so enflamed that Thomas Pitt, smart mainstay of the London police, has been ordered, to not clear up a criminal offense, yet to avoid a countrywide catastrophe. The aristocratic Tory candidate—and Pitt’s archenemy—is Charles Voisey. The Liberal candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wife’s dalliance with spiritualism threatens his percentages. certainly, she is among the contributors in a late-night s?ance that turns into the swan music of a trendy clairvoyant who's came across brutally murdered the subsequent morning in her condo on Southampton Row. in the meantime, Pitt’s spouse, Charlotte, and their teenagers are having fun with a rustic vacation—unaware that they, too, are deeply endangered by way of an identical fanatical forces soaring over the steadfast Pitt. . . .
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Pitt was startled. " he said incredulously. " "Not a great deal," Jack admitted. " Jack shrugged. "Actually, on the whole, the people most against such things are those geo-graphically the farthest from them. Londoners tend to think West-minster should rule everything. " Pitt set it aside temporarily. " "The eight-hour day," Jack replied grimly. " He looked at Pitt with a slight frown. "What is it, Thomas? " He was referring to Gladstone. There had already been attempts on his life. "No," Pitt said quickly.
He said incredulously. " "Not a great deal," Jack admitted. " Jack shrugged. "Actually, on the whole, the people most against such things are those geo-graphically the farthest from them. Londoners tend to think West-minster should rule everything. " Pitt set it aside temporarily. " "The eight-hour day," Jack replied grimly. " He looked at Pitt with a slight frown. "What is it, Thomas? " He was referring to Gladstone. There had already been attempts on his life. "No," Pitt said quickly. " He wished he could tell Jack the whole truth, but for Jack's sake as much as his own, he could not.
He had natural grace, and was still as me-ticulously dressed and groomed as in the days when he made his way on his charm. "I'll be happy to continue this conversation, but I have a meeting in an hour, and I haven't had a decent meal today. " "I'll be happy to," Pitt accepted immediately, rising also. "Be my guest in the members' dining room," Jack suggested, opening the door for Pitt. He hesitated a moment, as if worrying 20 ANNE PERRY over Pitt's clean collar but crooked tie and slightly bulging pockets.