A strong entry in the series and therefore not a quick read. Pitt and his wife are at the theater when an appeals court judge in the next box dies. One of his colleagues suggests the possibility of murder and Pitt is charged with investigating what turns out to be opium poisoning. The poisoning may or may not be connected to a five year old case where the convicted killer of a man crucified in a back alley is alleged to have been innocent -- a case the judge was contemplating reopening. Things are heavily mired in a strong vein of anti-Semitism, since the executed man was Jewish. And, of course, the social niceties and the class distinctions of British life in the Victorian era are ever-present. I became convinced I knew the who and the how and I was almost right but on the wrong case. A good mystery and a good look at the prejudices of society which seem never to change, only to wax and wane in terms of their popularity with the masses.

Although I always enjoy Thomas & Charlotte Pitt, I found this to be a bit repetitive and tedious. If one more person had said, "Oh no, this case can't have anything to do with that case. That case has been closed for 5 years. Horrible business," I might have tossed the whole thing out the window.

In which Great-Aunt Vespasia finds that not all the bloom is off the rose.

Thomas Pitt is charged with finding out who murdered Judge Samuel Stafford with the help from his wife Charlotte.

Overall I thought this was a good book, the story was engaging, even if sometimes I wanted to strangle the characters for over looking the obvious. The story was well written and fast paced and I would recommend this as a good beach read.

Inspector Pitt and his wife, Charlotte, work to solve the murder of an appellate court judge, which further leads to retracing the investigation of an older more heinous murder of a gentleman who had been having an affair with an actress. Inspector Pitt must determine whether there is a connection between the two murders and whether or not the man hanged for the initial murder truly had been guilty. In Farriers’ Lane, Anne Perry touched upon prejudice and the restrictions society places on love. This was an intriguing mystery, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

De los mejores de la serie, con un inesperado giro que hace más emocionante la historia y sobre todo toca el tema de la intolerancia religiosa un tema que sigue siendo muy actual