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| Buckingham Palace Gardens (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) |  | Author: Anne Perry
Creator: Michael Page
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Items: 11
ISBN: 1596002743
EAN: 9781596002746
ASIN: 1596002743
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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The Prince of Wales has asked four wealthy entrepreneurs and their elegant wives to the palace to discuss a fantastic idea: the construction of a six-thousand-mile railroad that would stretch the full length of Africa. But alas, the prince’s gathering proves disastrous when the mutilated body of a prostitute hired for a late-night frolic (after the wives have retired to bed) turns up among the queen’s monogrammed sheets in a palace linen closet.
With great haste, Thomas Pitt, brilliant mainstay of Special Services, is summoned to resolve the crisis. The Pitts’ cockney maid, Gracie, is also recruited - to pose as a palace servant and listen in on the guests’ conversations, scan their bedrooms, and scrutinize their troubled faces for clues to hidden rivalries and attachments that could have led to murder. If Pitt and Gracie fail to find out who brutally murdered the young woman - as seems increasingly likely – Pitt’s career will be over, and the scandal may just cause the monarchy to fall.
With a cast of wonderful characters, among them the gentle Princess of Wales, and a twisting plot that takes us into the hidden world of the royal family, Anne Perry probes deeply the hearts of men and women ensnared by their emotions.
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 Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry August 4, 2008
This book is great and good reading as all of her books are. She is my favorite writer.
A GOOD, JUICY MURDER WITH ONLY ONE FLAW... August 1, 2008
...no Charlotte to give Pitt help with his inquiries. But little Gracie, all 4'11.5" of her, finally gets to shine in this well-crafted novel. I did miss Charlotte and some of the other characters that often appear in this fine series but I was glad to see Pitt back solving murders and not hunting down saboteurs.
I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say I thoroughly enjoyed this latest edition of Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's adventures in crime. If you are a fan of this series, I think you'll be pleased as well.
Another fine job by Ms. Perry. But next time, a little bit more of Charlotte.
Great rainy afternoon reading July 26, 2008
I've been addicted to these books by Anne Perry for a number of years. They track well with stories my great-grandmother told me, and it's enjoyable to curl up with one of the books on a rainy afternoon.
Anne Perry novels are wonderful July 24, 2008
I have all her novels and though I haven't had the chance to read this one yet I'm sure I'll be pleased.
 Unexpectedly Boring July 21, 2008
I enjoy all of Anne Perry's novel series in general. But, I found this story too convoluted and boring at the same time - 1) I had to pause to write a diagram of the principle couples as they were indistinguishable from one another 2) I did not feel that the final answer made sense 3) there was too much melancholy musing by an inconsequential participant. If I hadn't been at the beach with nothing else to read, I would have skipped to the end to put myself out of misery. I am not thrilled with the way that Thomas Pitt's carreer is turning.
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