[A] magic kingdom of Victorian murder and intrigue.--The New York
Times Book Review
Thomas Pitt is now the powerful head of Britain's Special Branch, and
some people fear that he may have been promoted beyond his abilities.
His own self-doubt is fueled by rumors of a plot to blow up connections
on the Dover-London rail line, on which Austrian duke Alois Habsburg is
soon to travel. But why destroy an entire train to kill one obscure
Austrian royal? Are the rumors designed to distract police from an even
more devastating plot? Meanwhile, in a London sickroom, an old Italian
woman is terrified that as she sinks into dementia, she may divulge
secrets from her career as a revolutionary spy. And behind the doors of
a stately manor, a beautiful young Croatian woman hoards mysteries of
her own. Pitt and his clever wife, Charlotte, need these two fascinating
women to tell them things they desperately need to know--before death
and terror ignite an international catastrophe.
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
A classic . . . [a] novel of intrigue, romance and treason . . .
replete with well-drawn characters.--Huntington News
