Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (4) - Resurrection Row by Anne Perry
And the next part of the charming Victorian crime series: Ressurection Row by Anne Perry (in German Die roten Stiefeletten). I read it in German where it contained 281 pages. Originally published 1981.
Resurrection Row... what a fitting name! Our story starts when Charlotte and Thomas visit a theatre and stumble over a corpse sitting on a coach box. A corpse, that has obviously been buried before. The late and definitely rich August Fitzroy-Hammond is reburied - but found only days later sitting in the church before the mass by his former wife, the good looking Alicia... a close friend of some Dominic Corde. But why would anybody want to rebury the most boring Mr Fitzroy-Hammond? With help of Aunt Vespasia, Thomas Pitt has to find out exactly that.
Very nice. I like especially Virgil Smith. He's so gentle! And he likes cats, that shows his good character (I'm not saying that people who don't like cats are bad persons. They are mislead and to be pitied, but they are not bad). It's funny how Alicia hears him in this scene and totally misinterprets. But they are good for each other, I'm glad for them.
As for Dominic. I never was a fan of him, but man, is he a child! First of all, it's neither Sommerset's nor Alicia's fault he's feeling bad for the home- and workless. And second: Why did he take so long to visit Charlotte? He was his late wife's sister! They spent years living in the same house. Does that count for nothing?
Carlisle is cool. I like him and his morbid humour.
As for this drawer... well, I can't say I have sympathy with him. But it's so funny how the constables go through the photos!
Mrs Fitzroy-Hammond sen. is gorgeous! I mean, her character is that of an acidic cockroach and Nisbett is not much better. But they are so, so funny! Poor Alicia. Living with them must be hell on earth.
The latter is actually really, really nice. She's friendly and has a big heart. I'm glad for her she has a friend in her late husband's daughter. It must be weird for them they nearly have the same age!
But the best character ever is - as always - Aunt Vespasia. She's gorgeous. I like the idea the latter two have: With the parliament. It's cool.
I give this book a star for style, characters, ideas and content.