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.

meet Thomas and Charlotte Pitt

If you have not yet met the Pitts, do start here with the first in the wonderful series. These books are marvelous period pieces, but they are so much more. With intriguing characters, the engaging stories are of their time and yet timeless. This book will send you on your way to many hours of happy listening or reading. But do try these recorded versions. The narration by Davina Porter (not by the narrator named in the listing) is excellent. She conveys the necessary changes in characters without ever sounding false. I promise you an enjoyable time.

The slowest "mystery" ever written

To call this a mystery seems a misinomer, its more of a Victorian domestic drama with a police inspector thrown into the mix to stir up the family dynamics. What a disagreeable group of people ! I won't be spending anymore time with them. Even the excellent Davina Porter can't save this.

Great Listen!

I enjoyed the suspenseful story and Austenesque romance! And as for the storytelling - the narrator was excellent!

Great beginning of series

Great book. I've read several others in this series before reading this book. It gave great background info for the series. However, this series is not for everyone. There's a lot of historical info of the time period, and if you're not a fan of that type of info, you may get bored trying to get to nuts and bolts of the murder. I love it because it refreshes history in an enjoyable way.