LEADER 04480nam 22004693 450 001 9910164922003321 005 20231110224615.0 010 $a1-101-88633-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001064512 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6107371 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6107371 035 $a(OCoLC)1155937545 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001064512 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTreachery at Lancaster Gate $eA Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel 210 1$aWestminster :$cRandom House Publishing Group,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (267 pages) 225 1 $aCharlotte and Thomas Pitt ;$vv.31 311 $a1-101-88632-3 330 $a"Gripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the corrupt affairs of Victorian society on the brink of the century's turn. The world is poised for social and political change, but England holds tight to its traditions, classes, and prejudices. When an explosion in London kills two policemen and seriously injures three more, many believe that anarchists are the culprits. But Thomas Pitt, commander of Special Branch, knows the city's radical groups well enough to suspect that someone with decidedly more personal motives lit the deadly fuse. As he investigates the source of the fatal blast, Pitt is stunned to discover that the bombing was a calculated strike against the ranks of law enforcement. But still more shocking revelations await, as Pitt's inquiries lead him to a member of Parliament hoping for a lucrative business deal, a high-ranking police officer with secrets to keep, and an aristocratic opium addict seeking murderous revenge. 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. Praise for Anne Perry's most recent Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels The Angel Court Affair "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."--Bookreporter Death on Blackheath "Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. The period detail is beautifully done, and realistic characters and tense action are woven seamlessly together."--Historical Novels Review Midnight at Marble Arch "Sweeping and scandalous. Perry has perfected a delicate touch."--The New York Times Book Review Dorchester Terrace "The always clever Anne Perry infuses Dorchester Terrace with the right amount of intrigue and complex relationships that have made this prolific series one of the finest in modern mystery fiction."--Bookreporter Treason at Lisson Grove "Perry has always done her historical homework on the darker elements of the British ruling class, and she has outdone herself this time."--The Washington Times"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"In this, the thirty-first installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series, Commander Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, is called to the scene of a brutal explosion in the heart of London. The bomb was set off during an important--and secret--police raid, killing several officers, and the government suspects anarachists are at work. But what Pitt discovers is far more disturbing: the explosion was not a terrorist attack meant to sow chaos, but a calculated means to commit a targeted murder. And the evidence trail leads him straight to a deadly crime that is set not in the back alleys of London, but in the drawing rooms of London's elite"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aCharlotte and Thomas Pitt 606 $aPitt, Charlotte (Fictitious character)--Fiction 606 $aPitt, Thomas (Fictitious character)--Fiction 615 0$aPitt, Charlotte (Fictitious character)--Fiction. 615 0$aPitt, Thomas (Fictitious character)--Fiction. 676 $a823/.914 686 $aFIC022060$aFIC014000$aFIC022030$2bisacsh 700 $aPerry$b Anne$0744802 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164922003321 996 $aTreachery at Lancaster Gate$92883621 997 $aUNINA