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Triple Jeopardy
Triple Jeopardy
Triple Jeopardy
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Triple Jeopardy

Written by Anne Perry

Narrated by Samuel Roukin

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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The second thrilling mystery in an exciting new generation of Pitt novels, from the New York Times bestselling author and queen of Victorian crime, Anne Perry. 'Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction' New York Times Daniel Pitt is delighted that his sister is visiting London with her American husband Patrick, a policeman, and their young daughter. But Patrick's trip has another purpose, for which he enlists Daniel's help. Philip Sydney, a young British diplomat, is accused of robbery and assault in Washington, but he has taken diplomatic immunity and fled to England. The perfect opportunity to obtain justice presents itself when Sydney is accused of a small embezzlement at the British Embassy in the USA, but as Daniel digs deeper into the case it becomes clear that vengeance is involved. When a witness is murdered in America suspicion of guilt falls on Sydney. But is somebody trying to frame him? And, if so, who and why? Daniel follows a trail that uncovers another murder, and leads from Washington to the idyllic Channel Islands, then to a dramatic scene in court that almost defies belief...
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Release dateApr 9, 2019
ISBN9781980012047
Triple Jeopardy
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Anne Perry

With twenty million books in print, ANNE PERRY's was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime', for more information about Anne and her books, visit: www.anneperry.co.uk

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Daniel Pitt is delighted that his older sister has returned to London from America for a visit. He hasn't seen her in more than 5 years and since then she has married (an American policeman) and had 2 beautiful delightful little girls. When he meets his new brother-in-law he is drawn into a legal situation that started at the British embassy in Washington DC and because of diplomatic immunity has difficulties in seeing justice pursued. Daniel has to dig deeply into the background of all concerned (victim, family, and the embassy staff) before I can find justice for all.This is the second book is this series and the characters are beginning to flesh out nicely. I love Daniel who tries so hard to be efficient and serve justice just as his father but also I enjoy the interaction of the other characters outside the family.Hope this series continues for a while!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoy Anne Perry's novels but I have to say that I almost exclusively read just the "Monk" series. I wanted to visit with the new series with Daniel Pitt and I was not disappointed. The suspense was high and I especially enjoyed the character portrayals. Hated to have it end but I must admit there were a few questions unanswered. All in all a great book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Really good read. I have always enjoyed reading Anne Perry novels.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another excellent story by Anne Perry. I didn't quite see how the one character made the mental leap to see the motive for the crime, but other than that it was excellent. The moral dilemma Pitt faces is well done.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was an early reviewer book, thank you.I love historical fiction but this I am sorry to say, wasn’t one of my favorites.It took me longer to finish this than usual and I think it was the writing style. It seemed to me that things were repeated a wee bit too much. This was a mystery revolving around a man being possibly framed for a crime and the lawyer representing him trying to find out the truth of what occurred bringing this man before a jury. It seemed that the questions they were asking, the possibilities and outcomes were repeatedly “rediscussed” just too many times.Also, I felt like the ending left things unclear as to how the bad guy was discovered.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Daniel Pitt becomes involved in a messy case brought to London by his sister and her American police officer husband. The first half, at least, consists of many people sharing their confusion. Is this a case of embezzlement? Murder? Something else entirely? When the story moves to the court room, the action picks up, but it may have been too little too late.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I am so happy to have received this book from the Library Thing Early Reviewers group. I have been reading Anne Perry for years. I have enjoyed each of her series totally. This new series featuring Daniel Pitt, son of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, is just as good a read as any of the other books by Ms. Perry. Following this update on the lives of the ongoing characters with the Pitt children now being adults and with Jemima and her American husband have a child of their own was delightful. If you have never read an Anne Perry novel - weather from this series or the two prior series, in this reader/writers opinion each book stands alone. If you enjoy any of her series you can always go back to the earlier books and read them. Again, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in this series. You may note I have not told you anything about the actual story line. That is because those writing earlier reviews did such a nice job of explaining the story - I could not do any better or add anything that might spoil the story for you.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Anne Perry doesn't even seem to run out of ideas for the engaging Pitt family. The newest series features young Daniel Pitt, as a fledgling in the law field. He is on a case that may not only make or break his career but may also put him and his sister in deadly danger. As the case involves a high-ranking official, Daniel could use help from his father, who cannot help him in spit of his position as head of special Branch. The Pitt novels have all bee very good and it is really intriguing to follow the adventures of the Pitt family as they navigate Victorian England.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Anne Perry has two main series--Thomas and Charlotte Pitt in one and Monk and Hester Latterly in the other--that are set in different eras. Personally, I prefer the Monk and Hester stories.

    Triple Jeopardy has Daniel Pitt, the son of Thomas and Charlotte, as it's protagonist. While the mystery and set-up were intriguing, I was unable to settle in and enjoy the book. If you like the older Pitts, then you're likely to be interested in this novel. On the other hand, if you've never really warmed the them, this may not be your best choice.

    I received a digital ARC via NetGalley.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Anne Perry is a prolific, best selling author, although this is my first exposure to her writing. Perhaps I should have set my expectations lower as obtaining an Early Reviewers copy would be more on par with a less established author, but I was disappointed. For historical fiction it showed little sense of time or place. The attempts at identifying with the particular era seemed contrived. The book is primarily tedious, repetitive dialogue with chunks of scenery layered on. The trial denouement less than satisfying. The conversations between Daniel Pitt and his young niece Cassie were an exceptional bright spot.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    You don't continue to publish for 40 years unless you know what you're doing. Anne Perry is the mistress of mystery, the vamp of Victorian London, and now she's tackling the twentieth century (circa 1910) with a couple of fun companions to her Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. In this case, Daniel Pitt (sometimes called The Younger, which he admits he hates) is a rookie lawyer, handling cases with the same thoroughness as his more famous father. The addition of "modern" technology (microscopes!) and a highly interesting female foil named Miriam fford Croft adds a little sparkle to Perry's familiar format.This installment deals with a petty crime with some not-so-petty implications. Daniel finds himself struggling with the choice to defend the case without disappointing his sister Jemima, in town for a month with her American husband. While I'm personally not sure if the case as it originated would actually make it to trial (no legal expert here!) , the story is still engaging and entertaining. Looking forward to more!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Daniel Pitts, our young lawyer in this story, sees her sister, Jemima, when she returns to London from Washington to visit her parents. He meets for the first time his new brother-in-law, Patrick, a police officer, and his young nieces for the first time. Pitts soon learns from his brother-in-law of a harrowing incident In Washington, D.C., of an assault on Jemima’s good friend and a theft of a treasured necklace. The perpetrator appears to be a man named Philip Sidney, a British diplomat who has since fled to London, claiming diplomatic immunity and seeks Daniel’s assistance.However, as Pitts delves into the investigation of Philip Sidney, that claim doesn’t even begin to tell the half of it. . . Pitts finds that Sidney is also being charged for embezzlement, which Sidney vehemently denies that his signatures are forgeries. At the request of the family, Pitts attempts to keep the theft and assault away from the knowledge of the court and concentrates on the lesser charge. However, when word travels across the pond that an employee of the British embassy in Washington has been found dead dealing with the theft of the necklace, Daniel grows suspicious about Sidney’s alleged crimes and begins to search for evidence which evolves into an international affair.As the embezzlement scandal heats up, Daniel takes his questions to intrepid scientist Miriam fford Croft, who uses the pathology to follow an entirely new path of investigation. Daniel and Miriam travel to the Channel Islands to follow leads and what began with a stolen necklace turns out to have implications in three far greater crimes—a triple jeopardy, including possible murder.As always, Anne Perry never disappoints, it keeps your interest right to the last.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In the second of the Daniel Pitt series, sister Jemima returns from the US with her new family, and brings along a case of seemingly senseless embezzlement by a member of the British diplomatic Corp in Washington, DC. Of course, all is not.as it seems, and with the help of Miriam ford Croft solves the mystery and successfully defends the client. A bit too much dialogue in the first half, but still an enjoyable read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I do enjoy Anne Perry’s novels, particularly for the thorough exploration moral and ethical quandaries encountered in the themes. Attorney Daniel Pitt is faced with defending a client who may or may not be guilty, and Perry takes us through the thought processes of mounting his defense while ascertaining his guilt or innocence. I especially liked the book from when Miriam fford Croft is reintroduced; I appreciate her no nonsense approach to piecing together the myriad aspects of the case. I hope that she will be a frequent character in Perry’s future writings.The ending did seem to come a bit abruptly in this tale. I would have liked more exploration of the conclusion and how the main characters were involved in its unraveling and the effects on them. Other than that, it was a pleasant and intriguing read, and I look forward to the next book with Daniel Pitt.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Sometimes it is difficult to be fair to a series of books when you come into a book without having read the entire series. That's the case here with my review of Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry. Please read this review with that in mind.Anne Perry is an experienced and respected mystery writer. But I think this novel is weighted down by all the books in the various Pitt series she has written. Perhaps if I had read the other books in the Thomas Pitt series and the first book in the Daniel Pitt series, I would see so many of these characters in more dimensions, as fully realized, but they come across as a little flat, like cut-outs moved into position, with the novel giving fan service by having reunions and call backs that don't mean anything to the unprepared reader.As for the mystery, I think Ms. Perry plays fair with the reader, although I spotted the killer about one-third of the way through the book. I cannot reveal how I did it, but I must say that it seemed pretty obvious to me. In that sense I think the book is a bit of a failure in spite of the obviously beloved characters and sturdy writing.If you're a fan of period mysteries, this book may be worth reading, but I cannot give it a very strong recommendation.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book was about a British diplomat. Accused of an assault in USA after which he declared diplomatic immunity and fled to England where he was charged with another crime for which he stood trial in England. The attorney for the defense Daniel Pitt spends most of the book researching how his client came to be charged. The book is repetitive and has an implausible plot line. It is for this reason that I gave the book only three stars
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Anne Perry writes interesting mysteries, but this novel, Triple Jeopardy, falls flat. The case of triple jeopardy for Daniel Pitt presents an interesting array of legal moves, but the presentation was dull, and the characters non dimensional. The love of siblings, Daniel and Jemima, hints at strong emotions, but these emotions never surface. Charlotte and Thomas Pitt appear as a sneeze in the story, of course they are only minor characters in their son’s series, but they are shown as a passing thought. The setting falls back as a nonexistent portrayal. The story quickly ends with a feeling that something has not been completed. This is one of Anne Perry’s weaker novels.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Daniel Pitt, a new attorney in Britain, is called on to solve a crime that actually took place in Washington DC and then the principal suspect goes home to England where with many turns he goes to trial and it is Pitt who must help exonerate him.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An excellent series that hopefully will continue. Daniel, appropriately, has the attributes of his Special Branch dad and his ever-inquisitive mom. These traits serve him well as he undertakes the defense of an accused British diplomat. With the assistance of a brilliant, highly qualified but not certified, after all, she IS a woman and this is 1910, colleague, he probes deeper into this apparently mundane case. His findings identify treachery and murder with the potential of being a possible casus belli in these belligerent pre-WW1 times. Anne Perry scores again with this new series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Although this book started out slow with what appeared to be a rather petty crime of a young British diplomat embezzling the sum of 100 pounds from the British embassy in Washington, DC, it quickly proceeds to much more serious crimes that could cause ripples throughout the country. The young man who is accused of the theft is arrested in London after he has fled from the States back to Britain, and Daniel Pitt is asked by his brother-in-law to take on the young man's defence. There are a lot of underlying currents and many separate threads in this book, and at first, it doesn't seem to be going anywhere, but when it starts coming together for Daniel, it turns out it is a much bigger story with much more serious crimes, all the way up to murder and treason. Daniel, with the help of the intrepid Dr. Miriam fford Croft, begins unravelling the tangled threads while spending a weekend on the beautiful little island of Alderney located in the English channel. This is the second in the spin-off series to Ms. Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. This series is centered round their son Daniel who is a Barrister in a large London law firm. The series is set in the beginning of the 20th Century, which was a time of great change for the United Kingdom. There are many countries that were eying Britain at that time, and plotting ways and means to try to eliminate their so far undisputed dominance of the sea. The book delves into the political unrest that was just beginning in Europe at this time. I love the way Anne Perry builds the tension in her books, and this new series is totally fresh and new. Even after she has written so many other outstanding books in her other two series, Anne Perry has taken on the challenge of another totally captivating series. An author that can put this much enthusiasm and excitement into her books after writing for so long, is truly gifted. I love her books and her characters. This series looks to be another winner.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    “Gentlemen of the jury, I’m going to show you a long and twisted story of a man accused of two crimes he did not commit. And that story involves a far greater and more terrible crime that he did not even know of. Two crimes that did not actually happen - or not as you may see them - and one that did, and was so well hidden that you did not know of it. A triple jeopardy, if you like.”The year is 1910, the language and demeanor is of the period. The second in the Daniel Pitt mystery series sets out to solve the twists and tangles of a crime committed in the United States that is to be adjudicated in London. Tasked by familial relations Barrister Daniel Pitt is to become involved in a case in which he has grave misgivings. I liked it - second hand information, a diplomat who flees Washington, DC for London before he can be charged, certainty and uncertainty of the diplomat’s guilt depending on the perspective and lots of interesting characters and surprises that never all add up. The story plods along at times but it was a satisfying read.Thank you Random House Publishing - Ballantine for a copy
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Jemima, her husband Patrick, and their two small daughters are visiting the Pitts from America. Patrick is a policeman is Washington D.C. and tells Daniel about a case he was involved with before they left. A friend was attacked in her bedroom and a necklace stolen. The attacker is a British Citizen assigned to the British Embassy and left America on diplomatic immunity. Since arriving back in England charges have been brought against him for embezzlement. Daniel has been recruited to defend him. Daniel has help defending him from his friend, Miriam, his father, a local doctor in a “Perry Mason” like ending.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Stunning revelation!A slow beginning opening with a Pitt family reunion. Daniel's sister Jemima, her husband Patrick and their two lovely children having come from Washington D.C. to England for a visit. A visit that coincides with the charge of embezzlement for a young English diplomat, Philip Sidney, who had fled Washington claiming diplomatic immunity against a more serious charge, the attack and theft from a young woman Miss Rebecca Thorwood whilst she was sleeping. Rebecca is a friend of Jemima's. Her father is a powerful man and has been a friend to Patrick. Patrick wants to see the opportunistic coward Sidney brought to justice. Coincidentally the Thorwoods have arrived in London to settle an inheritance for Rebecca from her aunt. Rebecca's parents desire for punishment of Sidney seems to override the harm the publicity might do to their shy, retiring daughter. Patrick requests that Daniel take on the case of defending Sidney and in doing so reveal his attack on Rebeccca, "a smaller case to carry a bigger one.”Disgusted by the cowardly Sidney staining the reputation of the Foreign Office, Daniel intends to help his brother-in-law seek justice for Rebecca. However as he becomes more familiar with the case he realizes that things just don't fit together. He also questions his own actions if he doesn't give his client a determined defense.The whole setup is puzzling in the extreme. It's only after he approaches his friend and forensic pathologist, Dr. Miriam fforde Croft, for her help that things become even more disjointed. The patterns are just not there. Daniel senses that there is a "dark center of the whole elaborate web of accusations and lies, [an] unseen shape." As Daniel tries to put form and reason to the case's many conundrums, with the guidance of Miriam and other friends, things start slowly to become apparent to Daniel. (Not to me!) The climax is just that! Surprisingly brief and fittingly concluded. I did not see it coming although with hindsight there were clues along the way.I must admit from the measured start I wondered where things were going. By the end I was deeply immersed in not only Daniel's stunning court case resolution, but his relationship with his family and various friends. I was charmed by the whisper of his feelings for Miriam, the slight moments of awareness between the two, quickly dispatched. Which is ridiculous as Miriam is much older than Daniel and "she must look at him as if he were a boy". Mmm?!A Random House - Ballantine ARC via NetGalley
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Anne Perry is a master storyteller and this new series just adds to her legend. I have followed and loved the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series from the beginning and to now have their son Daniel with his own series is delightful. The first book in the series, Twenty-One Days, was an outstanding read and a great introduction to this new series. In this book, we find recurring characters from the first book – and I hope they will be recurring characters throughout the series because I liked them all very well. I particularly like Miriam Fford Croft who is an anomaly for her time – she is brilliant and has studied forensic sciences and has passed all of the tests to become a doctor, but she can’t be a doctor because she is a female. I also think she might turn out to be Daniel’s love interest even though she is 15 years older than him – he’s twenty-five and she is soon to be forty.Daniel is so excited! His sister Jemima is visiting from America with her husband and their two daughters. Daniel has never met her husband nor her daughters and he’s so excited to meet them – especially his nieces. He’s also apprehensive because he hasn’t seen Jemima in four years and he wonders if she has changed. They were so close growing up and he doesn’t want to lose that even though they live on different continents. Her husband is an Irish-American police detective named Patrick Flannery.When Daniel first meets Patrick, he has quite a story to tell Daniel and he asks Daniel for his help. Daniel is a very honorable, honest and upstanding young man (just like his dad) who has devoted his life to the justice system and he is outraged and angry at the tale Patrick has told him. A diplomat from the British Embassy in Washington DC broke into the home of a prominent American citizen, he assaulted (not raped) the daughter of the home in her bedroom and snatched a necklace from her neck and made his escape – but not before her father saw and recognized him. That same diplomat claimed diplomatic immunity and immediately returned to London. Daniel is outraged at this miscarriage of justice and wonders how he can help bring the blackguard to justice.Soon, the method presents itself and Daniel is prepared to leap in, but then, he meets the young man and starts to wonder if he knows all he needs to know about the case. Patrick is adamant that the young man is guilty, Jemima is torn, and Daniel just doesn’t know. As Daniel digs, he comes to believe there is a bigger, darker secret yet to be uncovered. That doesn’t mean the man isn’t guilty – it just means there is more to know.Daniel investigates and more and more things seem – just – wrong – not quite adding up. He asks his friend Roman Blackwell (from book one) to learn what he can of the young man and then later he brings Miriam in to do some forensic work. They all uncover more and more information that makes Daniel believe he’s in a bed of quicksand – a bottomless pool of secrets.The ending is quick, short and unexpected. Maybe a bit too abrupt for my liking. I thought that some leaps of logic that Miriam made were more like leaping canyons rather than fissures and I didn’t see anything presented at that point that would actually justify that leap. Then, once that leap was made, we didn’t see the evidence until Daniel presented it. I would have liked to see more of that investigation and how they got there.This is a delightful read and I absolutely LOVED that Charlotte and Thomas Pitt made appearances. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if you give the book a try!I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The year is 1910 and young barrister Daniel Pitt is anxious as he steps into Sir Thomas Pitt's home. It's not his parents who have him on tenterhooks but rather the return to England of his older sister who had married an American and now makes her home in Washington, D.C. Daniel and his sister, Jemima, were once very close in his youth and now, after all this time, he's not sure what to expect. It's been four years since last they saw each other. And on top of that, she has brought her husband Patrick and two daughters Sophie and Cassie with her - all people unknown to Daniel. After the ice is broken they all settle into congenial conversation. As it turns out, Jemima's and Patrick's visit is not solely a social one. Patrick takes Daniel aside and shares with him a story of great injustice and implores Daniel to help balance the scales. A month or so ago, Jemima's dear and rather well off friend, Rebecca Thorwood, had been assaulted in the middle of the night while in bed and a beloved pendant from her godmother was ripped from her neck causing cuts to her throat. Rebecca's father swears that he recognized the assailant as British diplomat Philip Sidney, who presumably fled to the embassy and claimed diplomatic immunity. Sidney soon is dispatched back to London by a superior for Sidney's own safety. Then it comes to light that Sidney was skimming a bit off the books at the embassy and now finds himself arrested and subjected to the British court system. Patrick implores Daniel to find a way to shed light on the additional wrongs suffered at the hands of Mr. Sidney as a way of getting justice for Rebecca. Sure enough, Daniel ends up defending the scoundrel. As more and more evidence comes to light, nothing is as it originally seemed. So who really is telling tales and who's telling the truth. With the assistance of Miss Miriam fford Croft, Daniel's boss' daughter, and a highly learned and skilled physician, Daniel seeks the evidence needed to bring the truth to light.Although this is the second installment in the Daniel Pitt mystery series, the book stands well enough on it own. The characters are well developed and the reader quickly gets a strong sense of each character's nature, knowledge and passion. The story is a bit non-orthodox police procedural and courtroom drama with sweet family relations thrown in for the personal touch. There's definitely a bit of chemistry between Daniel and Miss Miriam fford Croft. Daniel admires her tremendously and may be a bit intimidated by her. But one thing he knows for certain about her, she is confident, capable and exceedingly bright. She's definitely someone you want in your court. I have enjoyed both books in this series spun off from the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery series and no doubt, I will continue with it. If historical fiction with a touch of mystery and courtroom drama appeals then this could well be a book for you too.I am grateful to Ballantine Books for providing a free uncorrected proof of this book through Netgalley. Their generosity, however, has not influenced this review - the words of which are mine alone.Synopsis (from author's website): Young lawyer Daniel Pitt must defend a British diplomat who’s accused of a theft that may hide a deadly crime in this compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Twenty-one Days. Daniel Pitt, along with his parents, Charlotte and Thomas, is delighted that his sister Jemima has returned to London from the States for a visit. But it’s not on the happiest of terms, since a violent theft just before her departure has left Jemima’s good friend frightened and missing a treasured family heirloom. The thief appears to be a man named Sydney–a British diplomat stationed in America who, in a cowardly move, has fled to London, claiming diplomatic immunity. But when Daniel is forced to defend Sydney in court, he grows suspicious that he’s not getting the whole story; so the lawyer puts on his detective hat to search out what information may be missing. With the help of plucky scientist Miriam Blackwood, Daniel parses through the evidence, and what begins as a stolen necklace turns out to have implications in crimes far greater – including a possible murder.