Southampton Row Author:Anne Perry In Victorian England, a divisive election is fast approaching. Passions are so inflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered, not to solve a crime, but to prevent a national disaster. The aristocratic Tory candidate-and Pitt's archenemy- is Charles Voisey. The Lieral candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wif... more »e's dalliance with spiritualism threatens his chances. Indeed, she is one of the participants in a late-night seance that becomes the wan song of a stylish clairvoyant who is found brutally murdered the next morning in her house on Southampton Row. Meanwhile, Pitt's wife, Charlotte, and their children are enjoying a country vacation- unaware that they, too, are deeply endangered by the same fanatical forces hovering over the steadfast Pitt....« less