Highgate Rise

Description

When Clemency Shaw, the wife of a prominent London physician, dies in a devastating fire at the affluent Highgate Rise, Inspector Thomas Pitt is called in to determine whether the blaze was a tragic accident or a calculated act of arson. As he probes the Shaws’ respectable household and the motives surrounding Dr. Stephen Shaw, Pitt uncovers tensions that challenge the polished façade of Highgate society. Combining atmospheric Victorian mystery with sharp social observation, the novel explores class, reputation, marriage, and the hidden resentments that can turn privilege into danger.