The Hyde Park Headsman
The Hyde Park Headsman by Anne Perry, published by HarperCollins in 1995, is a historical mystery set in London during 1890. This edition spans 392 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Superintendent Thomas Pitt as he investigates a series of gruesome murders that have shocked the city, beginning with a headless body found in a boat on the Serpentine. As the investigation unfolds, the tension escalates with another body discovered in a nearby bandstand, raising questions about a potential madman on the loose.
Readers will find that the story intricately weaves together the challenges of domestic life faced by Charlotte Pitt, who is preoccupied with her brother-in-law’s political ambitions and her mother’s unexpected affection for a young actor. Amidst the chaos of moving house, Charlotte unexpectedly stumbles upon a crucial clue that may aid her husband in solving the case. This installment is the fourteenth in the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series, blending elements of mystery and police procedural within a richly detailed historical context.
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London, 1890, and Superintendent Thomas Pitt is investigating the most horrific killings since the Whitechapel Murders. A headless body is found in a boat on the Serpentine, then another is discovered propped up in a nearby bandstand. Is there a madman on the rampage? For once, Charlotte Pitt is too preoccupied to help her husband. Domestic life has never been so busy. Her brother-in-law is standing for Parliament, her mother is unsuitably fond of an young actor and, most important, the Pitts are to move house. Yet in the panic of packing fittings and furniture, it is Charlotte who happens upon a startling solution. Fourteenth book in the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series.
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