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Inspector Thomas Pitt, a police inspector in late 19th-century London, investigates crimes that often involve the city's upper classes, with his wife Charlotte providing social insight and assistance. The series explores the intersection of crime and social class, revealing hidden secrets within affluent neighborhoods. Each novel centers on a specific location in London, where Pitt and Charlotte work to uncover the truth behind violent deaths.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1979 · Anne Perry
The first novel in a crime series about Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, set in the late 1800s. Charlotte, from an upper middle class family, meets…
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Buy on Amazon1984 · Anne Perry
Inspector Thomas Pitt is shocked when the body of a boy from the upper classes, who had been violated before being murdered, is found in the sewers…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Anne Perry
Inspector Thomas Pitt is asked to reopen a three-year-old murder case from London's luxurious Hanover Close, sensing his superiors merely want the…
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1991
Clemency Shaw, the wife of a prominent doctor, has died in a tragic fire in the peaceful suburb of Highgate. But the blaze was set by an arsonist,…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Anne Perry
The ritual murder of prostitute Ada McKinley in Pentecost Alley would ordinarily attract little attention, but a Hellfire Club badge inscribed with…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Anne Perry
A group of powerful Irish Protestants and Catholics gather at a country house to discuss Irish home rule, and contention is expected. When the…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Anne Perry
A dead body sprawled on General Brandon Balantyne's Bedford Square doorstep is an affront to respectable sensibility. The general denies knowing the…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Anne Perry
As Queen Victoria's reign nears its end, a general election approaches and the secret Inner Circle seeks to seize a critical Parliament seat. Thomas…
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2006
“[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles…
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2008
The Prince of Wales has asked four wealthy entrepreneurs and their wives to Buckingham Palace to discuss a fantastic idea: the construction of a…
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2009 · Anne Perry
When two dead infants are dug up in the gardens of Callander Square, the upper-class residents dismiss the burials as the act of a low-born girl and…
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2010
Someone in the Colonial Office is passing secrets to Germany about England’s strategy on Africa. While Police Superintendent Thomas Pitt investigates…
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2010
In 1892, the grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes four years earlier by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper remain a terrifying enigma. And in a…
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2011
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The man who lies bleeding to death in a London brickyard is no ordinary drifter but a secret informant with details of an…
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2012
“[A] magic kingdom of Victorian murder and intrigue.”—The New York Times Book Review Thomas Pitt is now the powerful head of Britain’s Special…
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2013
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY RT BOOK REVIEWS In this superbly accomplished Charlotte and Thomas Pitt…
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2014
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Anne Perry’s superb New York Times bestselling novels set in the glorious reign of Victoria are loved by readers far and wide.…
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2014
In New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, the glorious era when Britain reigned supreme has found its most brilliant modern interpreter.…
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2016
Gripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the…
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2017
In the history of Anne Perry’s bestselling Victorian mystery series, the stakes have never been greater than now—as a mission for queen and country…
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On the affluent London street of Paragon Walk, a young woman is raped and murdered. As the elegant masks of the aristocratic suspects begin to slip,…
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When low-life moneylender William Weems is murdered, few mourn him, but Inspector Pitt discovers a list of London's most distinguished gentlemen in…
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When Mr. Justice Stafford dies of opium poisoning, his death revives a sensational case from five years earlier: the murder of Kingsley Blaine, whose…
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Superintendent Thomas Pitt finds a dead man's body drifting down the Thames in a battered punt, clad in a torn green gown and covered in flowers. His…
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When Charlotte Pitt's sister Emily is charged with murdering her husband George March, Lord Ashworth, who was poisoned with his morning coffee,…
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In London in 1890, Superintendent Thomas Pitt investigates the most horrific killings since the Whitechapel Murders after a headless body is found in…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Thomas Pitt books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “The Cater Street Hangman”.
How many books are in the Thomas Pitt series?
We list 32 books by Anne Perry , published between 1979–2017.
Where can I buy the Thomas Pitt books?
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