num_pages: 311
description: For superintendent Thomas Pitt, the sight of the dead man riding the morning tide of the Thames is unforgettable. He lies in a battered punt drifting through the morning mist, his arms and legs chained to the boat's sides. He is clad in a torn green gown and flowers bestrew his battered body.Pitt's determined search for answers to the victim's identity leads him deep into London's bohemia to the theatre where beautiful Cecily Antrim is outraging society with her bold portrayal of a modern woman--and into studios where masters of light and shadow are experimenting with the fascinating new art of photography. But only Pitt's most relentless pursuit enables him to identify the wildfire passions raging through this tragedy of good and evil, to hunt down the guilty and protect theinnocent.
language: English
title: Half Moon Street
titlecomplete: Half Moon Street (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #20)
characters: Mariah Ellison, Joshua Fielding, Caroline Ellison
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Detective, Historical Mystery, Crime, Victorian, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3671
places: London, England
series: Charlotte & Thomas Pitt
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books