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The Prince of Wales has asked four wealthy entrepreneurs and their wives to the palace to discuss a fantastic idea: the construction of a six-thousand-mile railroad that would stretch the full length of Africa. But, alas, the prince's gathering proves disastrous when the mutilated body of a prostitute hired for a late-night frolic (after the wives have retired to bed) turns up among the queen's monogrammed sheets in a palace linen closet.

With great haste, Thomas Pitt, brilliant mainstay of Special Services, is summoned to resolve the crisis. The Pitts' cockney maid, Gracie, is also recruited-to pose as a palace servant and listen in on the guests' conversations, scan their bedrooms, and scrutinize their troubled faces for clues to hidden rivalries and attachments that could have lead to murder. If Pitt and Gracie fail to find out who brutally murdered the young woman-as seems increasingly likely-Pitt's career will be over, and the scandal may just cause the monarchy to fall.

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This book is part of the "Charlotte & Thomas Pitt" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

Death on Blackheath First published 2014 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Paragon Walk First published 1981 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.2/10

Callander Square First published 1980 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.5/10

Half Moon Street First published 1998 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.7/10

Pentecost Alley First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Cardington Crescent First published 1987 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Farrier's Lane First published 1993 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

Ashworth Hall Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Highgate Rise First published 1991 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Long Spoon Lane First published 2005 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

The Cater Street Hangman First published 1979 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.5/10

Bethlehem Road First published 1990 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.7/10

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