In the first book of an all-new series, a young lawyer races to
save his client from execution, putting him at odds with his own father:
Thomas Pitt, head of London's Special Police Branch.
"[Anne] Perry's excellent new series launch expertly takes the Pitts
into a new century."--Library Journal (starred review)
1910: Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Pitt is a junior barrister in London
and eager to prove himself, independent of his renowned parents'
influence. And the new case before him will be the test. When his
client, arrogant biographer Russell Graves, is found guilty of murdering
his wife, Daniel is dispatched to find the real killer before Graves
faces the hangman's noose--in only twenty-one days.
Could Mrs. Graves's violent death have anything to do with her husband's
profession? Someone in power may be framing the biographer to keep
damaging secrets from coming to light. It is a theory that leads
Daniel's investigation unexpectedly to London's Special Branch--and,
disturbingly, to one of his father's closest colleagues.
Caught between duty to the law and a fierce desire to protect his
family, Daniel must call on his keen intellect--and trust his natural
instincts--to find the truth in a tangle of dark deception, lest an
innocent man hang for another's heinous crime.
**Praise for *Twenty-One Days
"Readers will quickly fall in love with [Daniel] Pitt, following along
as he investigates a gruesome murder and chuckling as he throws those
involved off kilter. Perry is a master at bringing setting to life, and
readers will be taken in by the time and place as they get to know
Daniel Pitt and those close to him in this engaging novel."--RT Book
Reviews
"The maven of well-crafted Victorian mysteries and author of both the
William Monk series and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries
introduces the Pitts' son, Daniel, junior barrister, in this first of
what proves to be an intriguing, entertaining, and character-centric new
series. . . . Perry introduces Daniel and his cohort, the brilliant
Miriam Fforde Croft, and raises the knotty question of whether some
clients are truly undefendable."**--*Booklist ***
"[Anne Perry] seems just as comfortable in 1910 as she ever did back
in Victoria's day."******--**Kirkus Reviews
