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Early one morning, two bombs explode in an East London street. Thomas Pitt of the Special Branch arrives in time to chase the bombers to a run-down tenement in Long Spoon Lane. There, two men are arrested and one shot dead but who and where is the killer?
Starting to investigate, Pitt uncovers a web of corruption within the police force, and all the clues point to Superintendent Wetron of Bow Street as its mastermind. But Wetron has allies in every sphere, making it almost impossible to pin guilt to him.
Anxieties roused by the bombings are being fanned by the press, and a bill to arm the London police is about to be rushed through Parliament. Then Pitt's most deadly enemy, Sir Charles Voisey, approaches him proposing they join forces to prevent Wetron becoming the most powerful man in England. And in spite of the danger this involves, Pitt has to agree.
Anne Perry has pulled out all the stops for this breathtaking tale of passion, principle and skulduggery, written with her unrivalled skill at evoking the world of Victorian England.
ISBN:9780755320578
