The Cater Street Hangman

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

The Cater Street Hangman is the first of Anne Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries. Set in the Victorian era, it is an elegant and complex mystery full of well-drawn characters and rich period detail. When a maid in the upper class Ellison household is strangled, Inspector Pitt is called in to investigate. He finds a world ruled by strict manners and social customs, where the inhabitants of the Ellison's neighborhood appear to be more outraged by the thought of scandal than they are by murder. Inspector Pitt finds a most unlikely ally in Charlotte, the Ellison's spirited daughter. But as the murders continue, Charlotte and Pitt find themselves drawn together by more than the investigation.

©2005 Linda Lael Miller (P)2007 Recorded Books,LLC

Very good writer

Enjoyed this one immensely. Highly recommended for readers like me who want cleanish content but don't want silly writing. It was realistic enough for me and yet felt somewhat indulgent.

Great narration. Slow story.

I was disappointed that there was not much to the mystery here—no clues or motive development. Futher more, as women kept being murdered on their street, no one was opposed to the girls going out alone....

Great narration, good story

I just love Davina Porter as a narrator. She's wonderful and could make the dictionary sound interesting. Her characters are distinctive and believable. Not at all overdone. I chose to start this book series because of her.

Anne Perry's story is good but it's long in portions. The mystery is well done though. I did very much enjoy the characters - they are developed nicely.

Overall - a well done story and performance.

Wow!!! So Gripping.

I’d almost forgotten how much I like this book. Wonderful characters, full of genuine good and bad points, real-feeling people. And a story that pulls the reader along, just enough love, just enough suspense, just enough outright terror. Superb performance as well.

New author..for me.

Anne Perry is new to me, and I have been every word.
It keeps me coming back.

Great story

Fascinating story. I truly did not expect the story to be so good, it’s a very good story and the characters are interesting.

Mary Poppins and friends

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really time well spent. This book is more about the interaction between the members of a Victorian era upperclass family then about a Victorian era mystery. I would say 85% of the book has lillte if anything to do with the mystery.

Would you recommend The Cater Street Hangman to your friends? Why or why not?

I would not reccomend this book to someone who is looking for a Victorian era mystery because that's not truly what the book is about. It's more about the relationships and prejudices of a Victorian era family.

What three words best describe Christina Moore’s performance?

Mary Poppins' sister

Did The Cater Street Hangman inspire you to do anything?

Be more careful in choosing my next audio book. Stop relying on listener's comments that simply say the book was "wonderful" or "marvellous" and start paying more attention to the listener's comments that take the time to actually describe why the listener so liked or so disliked the book.

Any additional comments?

Many people love Anne Perry's mysteries, so I tried this one, and I was very disappointed. I am going to try one more, just because so many others enjoy her books, but if it is another Victorian soap opera, that will be it for me.

Great stories

This is my second time through this series. The first time was borrowing from the local library and I am VERY happy to now own them. This first book is exciting and sets the stage for all the others. Love the way Anne Perry writes and without all the sex that many other authors feel the need to add.

Great start to the series!

I loved Davina Porter's reading of this great Anne Perry novel. Can't wait to read the next book.

Slowly reels you in

Davina Porter as always performs beautifully and honestly is the only reason I stuck with this story. By chapter 3 I was hoping Charlotte would be the hangmans next victim. By chapter 10 my curiosity was piqued. The pace of this book starts slow and continues to slowly increase until, it seems, all of a sudden they tell you who did it in the last chapter. For a slow book the last chapter or two seemed rushed. All of this said the story (and author) has potential and I'll be buying the next book as soon I hit submit.