A review by judyward
Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry

3.0

Anne Perry has a lock on recreating English society in Victorian England. This is her 25th book featuring Inspector Thomas Pitt and the stories just keep rolling along. In this episode, the Prince of Wales has invited four wealthy men and their wives to Buckingham Palace to talk about the feasibility of building a railroad from the north of Africa (Egypt) to South Africa. Unfortunately a prostitute is found murdered in the linen closet in the royal wing and everyone is a suspect--including the Prince of Wales. To add spice, this had better get cleared up and cleared up fast because Queen Victoria is due back at the Palace in a matter of days and it just wouldn't do to have tales of dead prostitutes being stuffed into closets reach her ears. Cleverly crafted. Spoiler alert: don't fear for the monarchy.