Highgate Rise

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Davina Porter

The Victorian mystery series starring Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte Pitt reaches new heights. When Dr. Stephen Shaw's fancy Highgate Rise home is burned to the ground with his wife inside, the Inspector and his wife must solve a baffling mystery.©1991 Anne Perry (P)2006 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Rounded out by a host of lively characters, this is a memorable tale." (Publishers Weekly)
"A gripping mystery as well as a look into the London of gas lights and foggy nights." (School Library Journal)
"Perry gets the Victorian mood just right....Settle in with this one on a rainy day." (Booklist)

Brilliant!

This is near the top of my list of fave Anne Perry novels. Her nuanced ethical perspectives are very satisfying indeed.

Incredible Reader!

Davina Porter leads the reader directly into the Victorian world with her actress's ability to become both male and female characters with convincing and consistent characterizations. I could almost SEE them as she gave them voice...I will look for her audiobooks in the future with delight and anticipation! Of course, I also love Anne Perry's work.

Great reader, good characters, slow moving

This book is talky and slow moving, but the spectacular narration and well-crafted characters help make up for it. Nicely written and a great portrait of the period, and it takes on interesting social and political issues. The writing style is unobtrusive, which makes for smooth reading. I wouldn't have minded a bit more intrigue, and I found the end a bit weak.

Good solid story, much too long, others in series much better

This the 11th book in the series. Compared to the previous books, this one is only so so. About 60% of the book, different characters repeat over and over again the same possible solutions without choosing one solution over another . The ultimate solution is good, but it took way to l

Thought provoking

It makes you think about your actions. There is always consequences for ones choices.

An intriguing story!

Ann Perry makes the story come alive in that time era with such well developed characters. Always guessing about "who done it" and could not figure it out until the end, a great mystery !

Another great one!

Murder, mystery and deep characters entwined with history bring this story full circle.

As usual the narrator brilliant and author amazing!

Loved the series!

I enjoy Anne Perry's stories, and can't get enough of Davina Porter's narrations. I found the entire series to be fun "reading"!

You never know for sure until the very end.

The characters are developed so well with backstory, vulnerability, and depth.
Davina is fantastic as always with her vocal talents.

Not the best of the series

I have really enjoyed the books in this series by Anne Perry. This story was a bit too long & slow in parts. However, Inspector Pitt & family are always interesting & perfectly narrated by Davina Porter.