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Title: Half Moon Street by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449006557 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.38
Rating: 4
Summary: My favorite Victorian author
Comment: Anne Perry really knows how to tell a Victorian story. I've read all of her books (Pitt and Monk) and never tire of turning back the clock. Half-Moon Street is a wonderful story and a well written mystery. Though some may bemoan the fact that Charlotte was out of the picture (vacationing in Paris), I found that this did not detract from the story in the least (since, I have found that Ms. Perry sometimes contrives plots for Charlotte to "help").
I am always interested in the amount of research that Ms. Perry does and this book was quite well done. The information on photography at the time and how she connected it to the theatre and even a little Shakespeare thrown in was intriguing. The mystery was centered on censorship and pornagraphy and I thought it was interesting that these were problems faced over 100 years ago. I guess there are no 'new' problems, only new ways of looking at them (Pun?). I highly recommend Perry's work. But I think to truly enjoy you need to start at the beginning and read in order. This book in particular delved into old relationships (Mariah Ellison and Caroline Fielding) and someone who did not understand these characters from previous books might be lost.
Rating: 2
Summary: Missed the bus on Half Moon Street
Comment: I have enjoyed every one of Anne Perry's mysteries, both the Pitt and Monk series, until this one. I was sorely disappointed with the story line. It was weak and predictable. The women's rights thread was interesting and fitting, but the actual mystery was sparse. Not the usual intricately woven tale I'm accustomed to from Ms. Perry. I almost had the sense that the book was written to meet a publishing schedule rather than the natural continuation of a very interesting and entertaining series. Very often I'll think I know who the guilty party is only to find myself, as a result of a unexpected plot twist, to be mistaken in the end. I was disappointed to find out I was right this time. I would much prefer to have to wait longer for the next book to come out and have it be up to her usual standards than to repeat this experience again.
Rating: 2
Summary: What was the mystery here?
Comment: This was my first Anne Perry mystery and unless something else by her is more interesting, she is going on my don't read list. What was the real story/mystery here? It seemed like half of the book revolved around Caroline and Joshua and their marraige. I saw only a minor connection of this story with the murder of the photographer. Are Caroline and Joshua really supposed to be the central characters or is it Pitt and the murder. While I do applaud the author for tackling the tough subject of censorship and the right for women to divorce thier husbands, I can not in good conscience give this book any better than two stars, it just didn't flow or come together.
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Title: The Whitechapel Conspiracy by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449006565 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Bedford Square by Anne Perry ISBN: 0345432983 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Brunswick Gardens by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449003183 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Ashworth Hall by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449000869 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Pentecost Alley (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Series) by Anne Perry ISBN: 0449225666 Publisher: Gold Medal Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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