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4.0 out of 5 stars
RIPPING GOOD TALE!, Nov 15 2002
This was my second Pitt adventure, Southampton Row being my introduction to Anne Perry's characters Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. Since this book was referred to so often in Southampton Row I felt I should read it to get the full scenario. It was certainly a good read.Having been on a "Jack the Ripper" tour on a dark and rainy night last April, I was intrigued as to whom would be the most prominent suspect. Even though this book was about far more than "Jack", it was spot on with the theory of a "royal" being involved and certainly better than the yarn that Patricia Cornwell is trying to thrust upon us! The Inner Circle and corruption in both politics and police is really the storyline here. After the trial of Adinett I felt I could actually see Thomas and Charlotte sitting in their cozy kitchen facing this nightmare together. It seemed all too real and plausible to me and I could easily fit the scenes into 2002 and the corruption that is floating all around us. I admire the active roles that both Charlotte and Gracie took, and not being caught up in the shy reserved woman's roles of their time. It was interesting that Pitt tampered with the crime scene at the sugar factory; I hope it does help him in future episodes to be more understanding of his own suspects and how frail humanity in the most honest of people can be. It served a more just cause, but he could have been fired and even possibly prosecuted for "doing the right thing". I was also surprised by the ending and admire Vespasia's strength and courage. Can we see more of her?
So glad to have stumbled upon this author and look forward to devouring her previous novels. I am now working on Brunswick Gardens.....let you know soon!
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A great addition to Perry's works, July 19 2002
As a great fan of Anne Perry, especially Thomas and Charlotte's adventures, I was pleasantly suprised with this novel. It is harrowingly realsitic, frightening, and yet ever socially and polotically oriented; adding a rich twist from the streets of bitter poverty, to the elegance and grace of the more fortunate elite. Of all the mysteries in the series, "The Whitechapel Conspiracy" was, to me, the most suspensful, realistic, and enjoyable all around. I found the link to Jack the Ripper to be an interesting historical aspect, which added great flavor and suspense.
Likewise, I enjoyed the ever blooming relationship between Gracie and Tellman, and the wide expansion of growth Pitt experienced as the protagonist. It seemed that the plot was somehow altered with every turn of the page, and the exciting, realistic social and polotical scenes throughout kept the story alive with action. I recommend this book to any fan of mystery, but especially those who have been with Thomas and Charlotte from the beginning, for their growth as characters is astounding and suprisingly captivating.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Ripper Rehash, Mar 19 2002
Anne Perry's Victorian novels are always well written and intense. She has a strong sense of morality and justice and a great love for her characters. The Whitechapel Conspiracy is somewhat of a departure for her in that she has chosen to rehash the Jack the Ripper legend. Her apparent source is The Ripper and the Royals, which when published in the early 1990s claimed to have proof that the Ripper crimes were connected to the secret marriage and fatherdom of Albert Victor (Eddy), Duke of Clarence and Avondale, second in line to his grandmother Queen Victoria's throne. This is an old rumor which never seems to die out, but instead, like the Kennedy assassination theories, just keeps rolling along, adding ever more outlandish embroiderings with each new version.Regardless of the reliability (or lack thereof) of her source, Perry has turned out yet another good chapter in the lives of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, whom I have followed with great delight for more than ten years now. Although I am disappointed that her subject matter is not new, I still enjoyed The Whitechapel Conspiracy, and await her next effort with pleasure.
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