Rutland Place

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453219126

<DIV><B>A mystery set in Victorian England by the <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author whose &ldquo;novels attain the societal sweep of Trollope or Thackeray&rdquo; (<I>Booklist</I>, starred review).</B><BR /> &#160;<DIV>When her mother asks her help in finding a lost locket with a compromising picture, neither Charlotte Pitt, nor her mother, has any idea that the locket may be at the center of a bizarre chain of events leading to murder. Arriving at her mother&rsquo;s home at Rutland Place, Charlotte discovers that other residents of the exclusive neighborhood have also suffered similar small thefts. It all appears quite mild as crimes go&mdash;a light-fingered servant, perhaps. That is, until Mina Spencer-Brown, a woman known for her prying, is poisoned and dies. Inspector Thomas Pitt quickly surmises that Mina&rsquo;s snooping might have led to her murder, but what secrets had she stumbled upon? And whose?&#160;</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>As Pitt patiently struggles to break down the protective silence of high-born neighbors, Charlotte works behind the closed doors of society&rsquo;s drawing rooms to help unravel a mystery that reveals sordid secrets and the chilling, dark corners of human behavior.</DIV></DIV>