Intriguing start in a new series in the Pitt family novels

Twenty-one Days: A Daniel Pitt Novel

By: Anne Perry

Rating: 5 of 5

I am fairly new to the mysteries by Anne Perry. This is only the second book I have read in the Pitt series (though the first was really a one-off Christmas book.) I’m intrigued and well-pleased with Ms. Perry’s writing style. She has intellectual characters who use their wits and knowledge to solve the whodunnit.

In this book, Daniel Pitt (the son of Charlotte and Thomas Pitt), is a grown man working as a new lawyer in a prestigious firm. Daniel is called on to assist one of the bright stars of the firm in defending a man against the charge of murdering his own wife.

When the man is found guilty, the clock starts ticking on the twenty-one days allowed for appeal before the man is hung for his crimes. Because of his father’s well-known investigative background, Daniel is sent out to look try to solve the crime and find the real killer, even if it is their own client.

For me, the book was compelling and kept me working hard to figure it out alongside Daniel. While I will go back, over time, to read the older mysteries by this author, I’m pleased to have a new series to start with and read along as new books are published.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.