Death with a Double Edge

I have read all of Anne Perry\’s books and love them. This one, and I have to say all the Daniel Pitt novels, was very slow in getting going. It seemed like the first 60% of the book consisted of conversations between various people repeating, \”we have to find out \”! Then they seemed rather cavalier about the abduction of Charlotte. Pitt said he had a good idea where she was taken, but didn\’t go there for two days?! Ultimately, I liked the stoty line and of course the characters, but it had the feel of being very padded out. It could have easily trimmed by 100 pages.

After laboring through the 1st books of this series WHAT was I thinking?! Actually I ordered it thinking it was a Thomas Pitt novel, not his ponderous son Daniel. Spending way too much time in this young person\’s brain is a frustrating experience for me. I missed the return window yet permanently deleted it from my kindle library after…too many nights schlogging thru Daniels thoughts. If the author is passing the torch from Thomas & Charlotte to their son…Never again.

I liked all the former Anne Perry novels. I like the characters and their relationship with one another. Death with a Double Edge had too much repetition. Perry tells us over and over the same information. I think the book would be half the size if the information wasn\’t repeated. The plot was a bit thin too.

As usual, with all the Anne Perry novels I\’ve read, I was not in the least disappointed! I have purchased and read the entire Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series, (which I loved), every one of Anne Perry\’s Christmas novels and now all of the Daniel Pitt series. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed each and every one! I devoured (Death with a Double Edge) in less than 24 hours. I say devoured because I literally couldn\’t put it down without finishing it, like an elaborate meal. I really enjoy the author\’s developing characters with each addition to the Daniel Pitt series. I especially appreciated the fact that Charlotte and Thomas, Daniel\’s parents played a larger part in this murder mystery. I will be looking forward to the author\’s next release. I highly recommend all the books/series mentioned in this review. I give them all 5+ ☆☆☆☆☆.

I loved the latest Daniel Pitt novel. He is called to identify a corpse and soon finds himself in a labyrinth of possible leads to solve that murder. As the path becomes more mysterious and complicated, Daniel is embroiled in danger too. I loved the complexity as well as the twists and turns. I strongly recommend the entire series.

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