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Book ReviewsSeven Dials |
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Book: Seven Dials
Written by: ANNE PERRY |
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Didn't Want it to End
Rating:
5 / 5
I can't find a negative thing to say about Perry's stories. I just think she has the greatest way with words and the things her characters say without saying anything, by just a scowl, or smothered smile are so eloquent. I don't know if she means to continue with Charlotte and Thomas or Mr Monk now that she is starting a new series, but I will miss them for sure. This was a great story and even with the obvious it's not the whole story. Sometimes I wonder who really solves these crimes Thomas or Charlotte. Don't mis this new chapter in their lives.
Couldn't put it down!
Rating:
5 / 5
Find yourself stepping carefully through the sultry, baked-mud streets of Victorian Alexandria, the heady smells of spices and camels and wool rugs swirling around you, as you follow Pitt through a completely unexpected adventure in Egypt. The British have control of the country and the precious Suez Canal, but only just. The undercurrents of hatred, violence, and revolution boil to the surface, enveloping Pitt and landing him in an Egyptian jail with unlikely cellmates. The roiling flames chase Pitt back to London where he, Charlotte, and Narraway try to piece together who killed a former soldier and, more importantly, why. Was it to undermine the cotton industry, stolen from Egypt to flourish in Britain? Was it to bring down an important government official? Was it to pay back debts long owed? Or was it because of a secret so insidious that it could bring a bloody end to both the British rule of Egypt and the irreplaceable British trade routes through the Suez? As international intrigue threatens the government, an intrigue of a different sort envelops Gracie and Tellman. From the beginning through the last breathless page, the heart-stopping action and heart-rending emotion doesn't stop. The plot twists come unexpectedly, skillfully crafted by an author who never ceases to please. You'll not want to put this one down!
A competent Victorian mystery with an Egyptian twist
Rating:
3 / 5
Anne Perry, the author of two series of murder mysteries involving different detectives, knows how to convey the atmosphere of Victorian London. In this case, investigator Thomas Pitt's murder investigation reaches beyond England to colonial Egypt, intriguingly described. Most of the story moves at a moderate pace that adds to its believability, though action junkies may be disappointed. The servants' very different use of the English language may illustrate the sharp social class divisions of Victorian England, but their statements are not easy to read.
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