Bluegate Fields - Softcover

When it comes to the Victorian mystery, Anne Perry has proved that nobody does it better. San Diego Union-Tribune

Murder fans who prefer their crimes with a touch of class should heat some scones and nestle back for the afternoon. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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"The period detail remains fascinating, and [Perry's] grasp of Victorian character and conscience still astonishes."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Perry is a forceful plotter and a consistently polished writer."--Seattle Weekly

THE FILTHIEST OF CRIMES

The naked body of a teenage boy is found dead in the stinking sewers of Bluegate Fields. Enquiries prove that he was a sixteen-year-old aristocrat, that it was no ordinary drowning and that he showed unmistakable signs of syphilis. Not the best news for Inspector Thomas Pitt to bring to the parents, Lord and Lady Waybourne. Yet, surprisingly, they co-operate and a suspect is arrested – the boy's tutor.

However, Pitt is troubled by the tidiness of the case, feeling that when the upper classes close rank against inferiors, there is no such thing as 'innocent until proven guilty'. His quest for the truth uncovers child prostitution and deepest corruption. But only when his wife, the astute and aristocratic Charlotte, explores the case from a very different angle, can the shameful and sordid solution be brought to light...

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WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Anne Perry can write a Victorian mystery that would make Dickens's eyes pop"
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW