Thomas Pitt's barrister son Daniel returns in this gripping legal adventure. A crazed killer is stalking the rainy streets of London and no one is safe...
Three Debts Paid is the fifth gripping instalment in an exciting new generation of Pitt novels from the pen of highly acclaimed crime writer and New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.
It is February 1912 when barrister Daniel Pitt is reunited with his old college friend, Inspector Ian Frobisher. Following allegations of plagiarism, one of their Cambridge University professors has committed an assault, and Ian has recommended that Daniel defends him.
Meanwhile, Daniel's dear friend Miriam fford Croft has returned to London as a newly qualified forensic pathologist and is working with eccentric Dr Evelyn Hall. On Daniel's first visit to the morgue, he is shocked to find Miriam examining the mutilated body of a young woman and, what's worse, it is being compared to another corpse bearing identical wounds. As rumours spread of a serial killer, nicknamed 'the rainy-day slasher', stalking the streets of London, Daniel hears that Ian Frobisher is in charge of the case.
So begins the harrowing pursuit of a brutal murderer whose killing spree is far from over...
One of her most teasing mysteries, this time with a courtroom finale that may be her strongest ever - Kirkus Reviews
A truly unusual mystery - Publishers Weekly
Elegantly constructed and nail-bitingly tense - Good Book Guide
Engrossing . . . The book gallops to a dramatic conclusion - Washington Times Daily
There is a freshness about [Perry's] writing which makes it truly exceptional - Eurocrime
Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction - New York Times
Anne Perry is a New York Times bestselling author noted for her memorable characters, historical accuracy and exploration of social and ethical issues. Her two series, one featuring Thomas Pitt and one featuring William Monk, have been published in multiple languages. Anne Perry has also published a successful series based around World War One and the Reavley family, and the recent standalone novel The Sheen on the Silk. Anne Perry was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime'.