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 Callander Square - Anne Perry
 Callander Square - Anne Perry ... and yet, there had been two in a short space of time. But Charlotte Pitt was curious. Inspector Pitt's wife had not formed the habit of meddling in her husband's business, but something about this case intrigued her.Newest Review: ... Holmes. Nevertheless, both the author's style and the content of the book are very different from Conan Doyle's ... more ... creation: Here, it is a woman and her sister who are solving the crimes out of curiosity and boredom, and they manage to do so because they belong to very different classes of society. The murders of two babies takes place at Callandar Square, a rich area in London where the inhabitants are not only against any police investigation but also try to use their connections in order to prevent one. Charlotte Pitt, however, who hears about the crimes through her husband, a policeman, decides to apply for a job in one of the ...more |
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Callander Square - Anne Perry: Murder in London!! (382 words)
by - written on 10/05/02 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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When I was younger, I used to read a lot of crime stories and especially Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes, but I had lately almost given up reading them. When I found Anne Perry's "Callandar Square" by chance however, and started reading the first few pages in the book shop, I just couldn't resist it and had to buy it. The book was published in 1980 but its events take place almost a century earlier: in the 1890s in London, at exactly the same time and in the same city as Sherlock Holmes. Nevertheless, both the author's style and the content of the book are very different from Conan Doyle's creation: Here, it is a woman and her sister ... Read the complete review
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