Anne Perry (1938โ2023) was a bestselling author of historical detective fiction, most notably the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series and the William Monk series, both set in Victorian England. Her first book,ย The Cater Street Hangmanย (1979), launched both the Pitt series and her career as a premier writer of Victorian mysteries. Other novels in the series includeย Resurrection Row,ย Death in the Devilโs Acre, andย Silence in Hanover Close, as well as more than twenty others. The William Monk series of novels, featuring a Victorian police officer turned private investigator, includesย Funeral in Blue,ย The Twisted Root, andย The Silent Cry. In addition to these series, Perry also authored the World War I novelsย No Graves as Yet,ย Shoulder the Sky,ย Angels in the Gloom, and others, as well as several collections of short stories. Perryโs novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world and have sold more than twenty-five million books in print worldwide.
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