NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER bull NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY RT BOOK REVIEWSIn this superbly accomplished new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt adventure Anne Perry takes us beneath the glittering surface of wealthy Victorian society into a nightmare world of fear and intimidation where women are too often blamed for the violent attacks against them and powerful men take what they want leaving others to pay the price The horrifying rape and apparent suicide of Catherine Quixwood wife of a wealthy merchant banker falls outside the jurisdiction ofnewSpecial Branch head Thomas Pitt but so pervasively offensive are the rumors about the victim that Pitt quietly takes a hand in the investigation Yet even with the help of his ingenious wife Charlotte and his former superior Victor Narraway Pitt is stumped Why did high-minded cultured Catherine choose not to accompany her husband to a grand party on the night of her demise Why did she dismiss all her servants for the evening and leave the front door unlocked What had been her relationship with the young man seen frequently by her side at concerts and art exhibits And what can be done to avenge another terrible crime the assault on Angeles Castelbranco beloved teenage daughter of the Portuguese ambassador As an ordinary policeman Pitt used to enter Londonrsquos grand houses through the kitchen door Now as a guest in those same houses can he find the steel in his soul to challenge the great men of the world with their crimes The path to the truth takes him in deeply troubling directions from the lofty world of international politics and finance to his own happy home where his own teenage daughter Jemima is coming of age in a culture rife with hidden dangers In this rich emotionally charged masterpiece Anne Perry exposes yet another ugly secret of Victoriarsquos proud empire And in a courtroom battle of unparalleled brilliance we thrill at the chance to witness a massive wrong rightedPraise for Midnight at Marble Arch ldquoSweeping and scandalous Perry has perfected a delicate touchrdquomdashThe New York Times Book Review ldquoFresh and vibrant Perry captures Victorian England with flair and her storyline is fascinatingrdquomdashWichita Falls Times Record NewsldquoPerry is a master at illuminating the wrongs of the Victorian agerdquomdashBooklist starred review ldquoBestselling author Perry continues her Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series with another splendid success She is so familiar with life at this time that history attitudes and culture are slipped in seamlessly so the reader sees the world as Victorians did Not only are Inspector Pitt and his wife fully realized their circle of friends and acquaintances also feel real and alive This is a series to read from the beginningrdquomdashRT Book Reviews Top Pick ldquoMay be Perryrsquos most intense and thrilling novel to date Midnight at Marble Arch is stunning and insightful from start to finishrdquomdashBookreporter ldquoThis book is packed with intriguerdquomdashThe Huffington Post ldquoThe monsters Anne Perry creates are not easy to live with and their actions linger long after the book is closedrdquomdashNew York Journal of Books ldquoEngrossing intriguing Perry does a nice job exploring late Victorian attitudes toward sex crimesrdquomdashPublishers Weekly.
