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    Bluegate Fields
    Bluegate Fields
    Bluegate Fields
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    Bluegate Fields

    Written by Anne Perry

    Narrated by Davina Porter

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    When the body of a boy is found in the filthy sewers of Bluegate Fields, Inspector Pitt is called to investigate. The boy was clearly upper class, so what was he doing in one of London's most dangerous slums? The boy's parents refuse to answer police queries. What are these proper, prosperous people hiding? With the help of his wife and helpmate, Charlotte, Inspector Pitt intends to find out.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 19, 2006
    ISBN9781440795923
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    Anne Perry

    With twenty million books in print, ANNE PERRY's was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime', for more information about Anne and her books, visit: www.anneperry.co.uk

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    • 4/5
      1886 A corpse is found in the sewers below Bluegate Fields. He turns out to be Arthur Waybourne, son of Sir Amstey Waybourne. A post-mortem reveals he was drown in a bath, and sexually abused. Inspector Pitt with the help of Charlotte attempt to find the guilty party.
      An entertaining well-written Victorian mystery
    • 5/5
      The story begins with the discovery of the naked body of a teenage boy in a sewer in Bluegate Fields, a London slum. It is set in 1885 Victorian England, when Great Britain was at the height of its Empire. The case is assigned to Inspector Pitt who manages to identify the victim as the eldest son of a minor aristocrat. An autopsy reveals that the boy was strangled and had been homosexually violated. He was also suffering from syphilis, which was then incurable. The search for the killer is complicated by the boy's family's reluctance to co-operate with the police. The boy's tutor is arrested and charged with murder, although Pitt has doubts about his guilt. A jury finds him guilty and he is sentenced to hang in three weeks. Despite his superior officer's opposition, Pitts sets about to find out whether the man is actually guilty or not and needs to do so before the hanging.The accused tutor is an unsympathetic character, full of pride and with a "chip on his shoulder" against his place in the world. It makes it easy for him to be cast as the killer. Similarly the male members of the victim's family are unattractive people; Perry paints them as smug boors.This is a sombre and dark murder mystery story set against cold and miserable London weather where it seems to always rain. The rigid social structure of Victorian English society plays a large role in the way Pitt needs to conduct his investigation; he is not an aristocrat and needs to take care not to offend "his betters". He is hampered by his boss who is a pompous bureaucrat and anxious to please the aristocracy. Pitt is kept on a tight rein.The book is not light reading. The mystery story is used in a somewhat heavy-handed way to illustrate shortcomings of Victorian times . Perry's ability to capture the Victorian culture and lifestyle make it easier to take the pontificating. The aristocracy's ignorance of poverty and such social ills as child prostitution are particular targets in his book. It is however a good whodunit mystery, although preachy at times.Recommended.
    • 3/5
      This story involved more detail than the last few books, and moved quickly. A sewer worker finds the naked body of a wealthy youth. Pitt and the police surgeon discover that the boy has been murdered. Pitt begins the journey to uncover the nature of this violent deed. The police arrest Arthur's tutor, Jerome; and the jury convict Jerome of murder. In three weeks, Pitt must find the real killer before Jerome is hanged. Charlotte and Emily approach the grieving family in a quest to find answers. The characters are rich, but Perry hammers home the total degradation found in England for the poor. But that dilemma still remains. Perry’s description of the setting and characters brings all the horrors of life for the poor, and shows the lack of sympathy of the entitled.
    • 4/5
      Murder,suicide, homosexuality and prostitution involving an aristocratic family in Victorian London. Inspector Pitt was not able to prove all of it, but society will judge the family. Excellent.
    • 4/5
      Another installment in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series and probably one of the edgier ones in terms of content - a teenaged male murder victim who had been "used homosexually" (and yes, that is the term which is repeatedly used in this Victorian era set tome). I think the author was hoping that the use of a "contemporary" theme occurring in the victorian era would carry the novel, but she was mistaken. The awkward way the subject is handled - particularly around the female characters - became tedious. Not a favorite.
    • 3/5
      A bit dark and humorless for me. Didn't learn much new about Victorian Era either.
    • 4/5
      Another good one from Perry, though it seemed rather obvious who the "who" was early on. It is good to read (and I am assuming this is not purely fiction) that women were at the forefront of some of the social changes in the late 19th c. We know they have been ever since.