Anne Perry writes a very interesting story with mounds of character and period development. If you read the entire series in the order which she wrote the Thomas Pitt mysteries, you will get a lot more out of each book. You must read until you get to Cardington Crescent. Its got to be the best one she wrote so far.

I love Anne Perry with her dark mysterious prose and crazy plots. This book is great!

This is probably one of the most engrossing novels I have ever read. I could barely put it down. As with all of Anne Perry's novels there is a LOT of discussing, speculating, Ect. but there is some interesting information on how differently the claases lived. And of course there is much excitment when Pitt is investigating in the Devil's Acre. Pitt and his wife, Charolette (I spelled it wrong, didn't I?) seem to be a bit competitive in this one. Charolette (don't mock me 'cause I can't spell) acts like she wants to solve the case for Pitt or before him. All in all, I reccomend this book to any reader, diehard Perry and/or CSI fan.

Pitt and Charlotte are at it again. The subjects Ms. Perry chooses always seem to startle me, only because I feel in the Victorian time, it would be such a scandal, which ofcourse is what makes it delicious for us. The women of the Victorian times are trying to break out from some of their perceived roles as women.
Having read these in order, it's fun to see characters reintroduced.
With all the shows on TV, like CSI,it's fun to see what things they did to identify bodies, how long they could keep a dead body, etc.
Very enjoyable read.

This is the 7th in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series. It starts off in the year 1887 with an interesting premise, and it moves steadily toward an exciting finish. The character of Thomas is more likable than last time, and his wife Charlotte, who doesn't have much to do in the first part of the book, becomes very active later, as does her sister Emily. And there are characters brought back from previous books. Along the way, because of Charlotte's unusual social circumstances and Thomas's profession, we learn some fascinating insights into the class system of that time and place.

The author is consistent in her ability to create a sense of place and character. In DEATH IN THE DEVIL'S ACRE the atmosphere is dark and moody, with a very unpleasant topic. But the book is well done and adds to the series.