[1] The Cater Street Hangman introduces Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte Ellison, who both become regular characters in crime novels by Anne Perry.

Even though Susannah has recently been out of town and is unaware of the murder, it is bad form for proper women to talk about such matters and so they are careful not to say anything too direct about the way the daughter of a friend was garroted and cut open.

Although Pitt aspires to higher social standing, he requests that he be treated as a middle class working man.

Anne Perry's first published novel was well received in the United States for its historically accurate setting, focus on social issues and its intricate character relationships.

[3] Enthusiastic reviews helped spread her readership, but it wasn't until many years later that she gained fame in her home country of England.

The Chattanooga Times In 1998 Ardent Productions produced a made-for-television film version of the book in association with Yorkshire Television.