Overview
When an obscure moneylender named William Weems is murdered in the humble Clerkenwell district, there are no mourners--and there is more than a little discreet rejoicing among those whose meager earnings he so mercilessly devoured. Yet when Inspector Pitt finds in the murdered man's office a list containing the names of some of London's most distinguished gentlemen, he begins to realize the magnitude of his duty. William Weems, it transpires, was no common usurer but a vicious blackmailer. Fortunately, Pitt's clever, well-born wife, Charlotte, has entr e to London's best society. Her insights prove to be invaluable to Pitt's investigation as she observes, at glittering balls and over gossipy tea tables, a world of passion, power, and greed that the police are seldom permitted to see.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780345523679
- ISBN-10: 0345523679
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Publish Date: June 2011
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 368
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