Publishing dates obtained from author's website. Betrayal at Lisson Grove (US title: Treason at Lisson Grove) (2011)Ī new series features Daniel Pitt, son of Thomas and Charlotte.Series is listed in internal chronological order. /rebates/2faudiobook2f5170991382fBedford-Square&. The first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was adapted for TV in 1998 it starred Eoin McCarthy as Pitt and Keeley Hawes as Charlotte and featured Hannah Spearritt in her acting debut. Vespasia Cumming-Gould, the elderly aunt of Emily's first husband, becomes a friend to both Emily and Charlotte and eases their way into society. Charlotte's well-intentioned interference in her husband's investigations gives Pitt access to information which enables him to solve the case. Charlotte relies on her maid, Gracie, to take care for her children, Jemima and Daniel, when she is investigating a mystery. Charlotte frequently uses Emily's connections to the landed gentry and aristocracy to assist Pitt in his investigations. Her sister Emily's first husband was a viscount and Emily's second husband is a rising politician.

His wife, Charlotte (née Ellison), is from an upper-class family. Later he is promoted to commander as Head of Special Branch. those with sufficient influence and power, and joins the Special Branch, in which he becomes an inspector. Later he is removed from his job as a result of investigating the 'wrong people', i.e. He was prompted to enter the police force after his father was wrongly accused of poaching game and transported to Australia.Īt the beginning of the series, Pitt is a police inspector, but was promoted to superintendent. His father was a gamekeeper on a landed estate and Pitt was educated alongside the son of the house. Pitt is from a working-class background in Victorian London. They are both involved in the investigation and solving of cases in the series. The following list attempts to avoid giving away information that might give away future character developments.Thomas Pitt is the protagonist in a series of detective novels by Anne Perry in the first of which he meets his future wife, Charlotte Ellison. Note: Some names or titles may change during the series.

If you enjoy them, she also has a William Monk series. The first book in the series is The Cater Street Hangman. The Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry is a set of mystery novels set in Victorian London.

Bedford Square by Anne Perry