The Cater Street Hangman
Anne Perry 
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<b>A deadly killer stalks the streets of Victorian London... </b><br><br><b><i>The Cater Street Hangman </i>is
 the opening novel in Anne Perry's bestselling Victorian crime series, 
introducing us to her acclaimed characters Inspector Thomas Pitt and 
Charlotte Ellison.</b> <b>Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Harriet Smart. </b><p>'Give
 her a good murder and a shameful social evil, and Anne Perry can write a
 Victorian mystery that would make Dickens' eyes pop out' - <i>New York Times Book Review</i> </p><p>A
 killer is strangling young women in Cater Street, leaving their 
swollen-faced bodies in the dark shadows of this genteel neighbourhood. 
When the Ellison family's maid becomes the murderer's third victim, 
young Inspector Thomas Pitt is assigned to the case. He must break 
through the walls of upper-class society to get at the truth, and his 
investigation gradually peels away its veneer, exposing secrets and 
desires until suspicion becomes more frightening than truth. </p>Outspoken
 Charlotte Ellison, struggling to remain within the confining 
expectations of Victorian manners, has no trouble expressing herself to 
the irritating policeman. As their relationship shifts from antagonism 
to something more complicated, Thomas and Charlotte must work together 
to solve the mystery before the Cater Street hangman strikes again