Death with a Double Edge

Daniel Pitt, Book 4

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Samuel Roukin

Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's Summary

Daniel Pitt's investigation into his colleague's murder leads him through London's teeming underbelly to one of the Royal Navy's most powerful shipbuilders in a thrilling novel from New York Times best-selling author Anne Perry.

When junior barrister Daniel Pitt is summoned to the scene of a murder in the slum area known as Mile End, he knows only that the victim is a senior barrister from his firm. To Daniel's relief, it is not his close friend Toby Kitteridge, but the question remains: What was this respected colleague doing in Mile End? The firm's head, Marcus fford Croft, may know more than he admits, but fford Croft's memory is not what it used to be. And so Daniel and Kitteridge must investigate on their own, lest the police uncover something they should not. 

As the pair digs into Mile End, they are led to a local brothel and an opium den, but also - unexpectedly - to a wealthy shipbuilder crucial to Britain's effort to build up its fleet, which soon may face the fearsome naval might of Germany. Daniel finds his path blocked by powerful officials, his investigation so unwelcome that even his father, Thomas Pitt, receives a chilling warning. Suddenly, not just Daniel but his entire family - including his beloved mother, Charlotte - is in danger. Will devotion to justice be the undoing of the Pitt family and endanger Britain's defense at sea? As ever, the fate of family and history are inextricably intertwined in this spellbinder from Anne Perry.

©2021 Anne Perry (P)2021 Recorded Books

i skipped 3/4 of the book

I totally the Pitt books..

but...the repeat, reeat, repeat of samw info bored me..so i skipped ahead... will not listen a second time.

i love this series

Another exciting, complex mystery from Anne Perry in the Daniel Pitt series. It involves the Pitt family and others from previous books and introduces some new characters. As always, many of them are shady with nefarious deeds and interesting backstories. Itis all woven together into a satisfying book, beautifully narrated by Samuel Roukin

Death with a double edge

Loved it. I am glad that Charlotte and Thomas were in this book . I have been a Perry fan from her first book. I can hardly wait for her next Pitt novel.

One of Her Best

This is one of Ms. Perry’s best. I love adding more of Charlotte and Thomas in the story. I did miss his cohort in crime. But I also loved getting to know Toby better and the relationship between him and Daniel grow. I would like to see some of Emily’s children be a little part of Daniel’s stories. Can’t wait for the next one!!!

Loved the twists and turns!

I loved this book! It was when wonderful to see Charlotte and Thomas Pitt in action again along with Daniel. I hope to see more of them in future books.

I listen to this book almost straight through...

Daniel Pitt is a great character and this book had much to do with his parents which I've always loved the stories about them.. great twists and turns and some unusual characters in this one....

Anne Perry

I have read all of Anne Perry’s novels and love that she is integrating the younger generation into the stories.
She takes us behind the canvas of the seemingly pretty picture of Victorian era, where poverty, injustice and abuse hide in the background of every crime, especially murder.

Undecided

I found the narrative to be needlessly repetitive as if the author does not trust us to follow the details of the mystery. This book would have benefited by another editing and fewer pages.

Does not disappoint

Great story and narration. I didn't plan to buy the hardback, but this book is one I will read more than once.

Insipid

My wife and I have enjoyed dozens of Anne Perry books. This one is vapid, interminable, and altogether dreadful. It should never have been published.