{"title":"Anne Perry","description":"Anne Perry was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, The Sheen on the Silk,  set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.","products":[{"product_id":"death-times-seven-a-daniel-pitt-novel-hardcover-1","title":"Death Times Seven: A Daniel Pitt Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Zackheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A towering achievement from a towering talent--superb!\" --Jeffery Deaver, author of the Colter Shaw series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1913: Junior attorney Daniel Pitt must step in for his friend, fellow attorney Toby Kitteridge, whose parents have been brutally attacked. Toby's mother is dead and his father, a village vicar, is barely alive. With Toby returning to the family home in rural Ipswich, struggling with grief and disbelief, Daniel remains in London to substitute for Toby and defend Peter Ward, on trial for the sexual assault and murder of a young woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel is convinced that Ward is innocent, yet the evidence seems to prove otherwise. Eager to assist, his pathologist wife, Miriam fford Croft, offers her forensics expertise and exposes a community of fellow pathologists who may have purposefully omitted information from their autopsy reports. Despite Miriam's involvement in the case, Daniel finds himself distracted by his desire to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when the evidence points to Toby's father as the killer of Toby's mother, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his young career: proving the innocence of both Peter Ward and Reverend Kitteridge. One mistake in London and a blameless man will hang. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby's father will go to prison for life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Times Seven\u003c\/i\u003e, the seventh and final novel in Anne Perry's Daniel Pitt series, was completed by Victoria Zackheim, an author and editor as well as Perry's close friend. Rich in intrigue and courtroom drama, this engrossing novel marks a fitting finale to the career of an author widely praised as the queen of historical crime fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Zackheim\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Curtain Falls in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of seven anthologies. Zackheim is also an essayist and playwright and teaches creative nonfiction and memoir in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She is a frequent conference speaker and writing instructor.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.49 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101840576735,"sku":"9780593982518","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ahA5RUiAYy9780593982518.webp?v=1781608568"},{"product_id":"anne-perrys-christmas-mysteries-two-holiday-novels-paperback","title":"Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries: Two Holiday Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo holiday novels provide the perfect combination of mystery and murder mixed with a generous helping of Yuletide cheer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA CHRISTMAS GUEST \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her daughter and son-in-law plan a Christmas vacation to Paris sans hers truly, Grandmama Mariah Ellison travels to the chilly, windswept Romney Marshes to spend the holiday with old friends. But when the body of a fellow guest is found lifeless in bed, Grandmama senses foul play and takes it upon herself to assume the role of amateur detective-uncovering startling truths about the victim . . . and herself as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA CHRISTMAS SECRET \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic Corde is thrilled to \"fill the robe\" as substitute vicar in the village of Cottisham while the Reverend Wynter is away on a Christmas holiday. Upon arrival, Dominic and his wife, Clarice, wonder how they will be received by the congregation. But the Cordes soon discover that they have more dire matters to worry about. It turns out that the Reverend Wynter isn't on holiday at all-and that something very sinister has transpired.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. 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When a lone shipwreck survivor washes up onshore, he brings with him not only the key to solving the terrible crime but the opportunity for the townspeople to make peace with the past-and with one another.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. 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The general denies all knowledge of the shabbily dressed victim who has so rudely come to death outside his home, but Superintendent Thomas Pitt cannot believe him--for in the dead man's pocket, Pitt finds a rare snuffbox that recently graced the general's study. The superintendent must tread lightly, however, lest his investigation trigger a tragedy of immense proportions, ensnaring honorable men like flies in a web. Pitt's clever wife, Charlotte, becomes his full partner in probing this masterpiece of evil, spawned by an amorality greater than they can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including \u003ci\u003eDeath on Blackheath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight at Marble Arch, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe William Monk novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Water \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlind Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of a series of five World War I novels, as well as twelve holiday novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eA New York Christmas, \u003c\/i\u003e and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Ottoman Empire. Anne Perry lives in Los Angeles and Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104480989407,"sku":"9780345523754","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JYu5HNGwH19780345523754.webp?v=1782990791"},{"product_id":"an-anne-perry-christmas-two-holiday-novels-paperback","title":"An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in one cozy volume: Anne Perry's first two Christmas novels-yuletide offerings full of holiday magic . . . and murder \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY\u003cbr\u003e \"One of the best books to brighten the joyous season.\" \u003cbr\u003e -USA Today \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This brief work has an almost Jamesian subtlety. . . . [A] powerful message of responsibility and redemption.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The Wall Street Journal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the Berkshire countryside, family and guests have gathered for a delicious weekend fête surrounded by roaring fires and candlelight. It's scarcely the setting for misfortune, and no one-not even that clever budding sleuth Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould-anticipates the tragedy that is to darken this holiday house party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A CHRISTMAS VISITOR\u003cbr\u003e \"Satisfyingly dark and suspenseful.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Entertainment Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wondrous . . . a welcome entry to the seasonal thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the Dreghorn family reunion, the tranquility of a snowbound English estate is shattered by what an apparently accidental death. The victim's distraught wife summons her godfather, the distinguished mathematician and inventor Henry Rathbone, to the scene. And questions about the tragic event soon turn into whispers of murder.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. 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[Anne Perry is] a modern master.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Charlotte Pitt's mother, Caroline, is spending the holiday with her young husband, Joshua Fielding, in Whitby, the fishing village where Dracula first touches English soil in Bram Stoker's sensational novel. Joshua has arranged to produce a stage adaptation of \u003ci\u003eDracula, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by the daughter of millionaire Charles Netheridge, but tempers flare after a disastrous first read-through of the script. As wind and snow swirl around Netheridge's lonely hilltop mansion, a black-cloaked stranger emerges from the storm. At the same time, a brooding evil makes itself felt, and instead of theatrical triumph, there is murder--shocking and terrifying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA CHRISTMAS GARLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In Anne Perry's gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.\"\u003cb\u003e--Greensboro \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The year is 1857, soon after the violent Siege of Cawnpore, and India is in the midst of rebellion. In the British garrison, a guard is killed, a prisoner escapes, and a luckless medical orderly named John Tallis is arrested as an accomplice simply because he was the only soldier unaccounted for when the crimes were committed. Though chosen to defend Tallis, young Lieutenant Victor Narraway is not encouraged to try very hard. His superiors merely want a show trial. But inspired by a simple Christmas garland, and his own stubborn faith in justice, Narraway is determined to figure out the truth, despite the appalling odds. In an alien world haunted by massacre, he is the accused man's only hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. 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As Monk endeavors to solve these riddles, he can't imagine the trap that will soon so fatefully ensnare him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Tide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With her visionary sensibility, Anne Perry is the master of the 'you are there' school of hist-myst storytelling. . . . [Here are] scenes that could have come out of Dickens's \u003ci\u003eOur Mutual Friend.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As always, Perry uses her characters and story to comment on ethical issues that remain as relevant today as they were in Victorian times.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No one writes more elegantly than Perry, nor better conjures up the rich and colorful tapestry of London in the Victorian era.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Among the best [of the Monk books] . . . This one has all Perry's trademark atmosphere.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. 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As he pursues each increasingly threatening lead, Pitt finds himself impeded at every turn by the barriers put in place to protect the rich and powerful--barriers that, as they start to crumble, threaten to bury him alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Anne Perry's most recent Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Angel Court Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Be prepared for another well-deserved vacation to Victorian London with Anne Perry as the most cunning tour guide you will ever need. . . . She is one of the best.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath on Blackheath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining . . . The period detail is beautifully done, and realistic characters and tense action are woven seamlessly together.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight at Marble Arch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sweeping and scandalous . . . Perry has perfected a delicate touch.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorchester Terrace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The always clever Anne Perry infuses \u003ci\u003eDorchester Terrace\u003c\/i\u003e with the right amount of intrigue and complex relationships that have made this prolific series one of the finest in modern mystery fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreason at Lisson Grove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Perry has always done her historical homework on the darker elements of the British ruling class, and she has outdone herself this time.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370209837279,"sku":"9781101886342","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TFPBpsLTDP9781101886342.webp?v=1789153647"},{"product_id":"revenge-in-a-cold-river-a-william-monk-novel-paperback","title":"Revenge in a Cold River: A William Monk Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster of mystery and historical intrigue Anne Perry once again transports readers to the banks of the Thames in Victorian London for her thrilling new William Monk novel. In \u003ci\u003eRevenge in a Cold River, \u003c\/i\u003e Monk faces his darkest hour ever as he spars with a quarry hell-bent on vengeance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Commander Monk of the Thames River Police is called to investigate the drowning of an escaped prisoner, he's forced to contend with customs officer McNab, who clearly bears a bitter grudge against him. But the reason is a mystery in itself. Monk's memory loss--a secret he guards closely--leaves him vulnerable to repercussions from his missing past, especially his exploits overseas in the tumultuous Gold Rush days of San Francisco. And now McNab, as icy and unfathomable as the steel-gray Thames itself, appears intent on using whatever damning facts he can find to his advantage to ruin Monk's future as an officer of the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Monk explores the possibility of a conspiracy, McNab's game of cat and mouse escalates, with veiled threats and cryptic insinuations. Snared in an unforeseen trap, a desperate Monk must turn to his wife, Hester, and friend and attorney Oliver Rathbone for help, as his life literally hangs in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With razor-edged suspense and shocking twists and turns, \u003ci\u003eRevenge in a Cold River \u003c\/i\u003eis Anne Perry at her most intense--and most satisfying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRevenge in a Cold River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating and addictive . . . Another strong historical mystery that is true in both culture and manners to its Victorian setting.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Perry is a master storyteller whose writing encompasses rich detail and nuance. . . . 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