Ein Mann aus bestem Hause

Viac o knihe

When an upper-class boy is found violated and dead in London's most dangerous slums, Inspector Pitt is shocked. But when the Waybournes, the boy's family, refuse to answer the police's questions, Inspector Pitt begins to wonder what secrets they were trying to hide. His wife and helpmeet, Charlotte, is determined to find out—even it if means tearing down the facades of an oh-so-proper family.... "The period detail remains fascinating, and [Perry's] grasp of Victorian character and conscience still astonishes." THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER