Where to Start with Anne Perry
- Best entry point → The Face of a Stranger
- What fans keep coming back to → Callander Square
- Highest rated by listeners → A Breach of Promise (William Monk #9)
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A Breach of Promise
William Monk • Book 9
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Terrence Hardiman
★ 4.27 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (642)14h 11m listening time • Released 2017 - 2
The Sins of the Wolf
William Monk • Book 5
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.23 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.61 Audible (810)16h 2m listening time • Released 2009Davina Porter's narration transforms this Victorian mystery into pure suspense, her voice shifting seamlessly between Scotland's rigid society and the desperation of a woman facing the gallows for a crime she didn't commit.
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Murder on the Serpentine
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 32
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.22 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.67 Audible (479)11h 9m listening time • Released 2017 - 4
Defend and Betray
William Monk • Book 3
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.20 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.1K)16h 22m listening time • Released 2009 - 5
A Dangerous Mourning
William Monk • Book 2
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.17 ABR Score (9.8K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.3K)14h 48m listening time • Released 2009Davina Porter's measured, atmospheric narration transforms this Victorian murder mystery into something genuinely immersive—her control of period dialogue and tension makes the 15-hour listen feel essential rather than exhausting.
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Traitors Gate
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 15
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.12 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (159)16h 25m listening time • Released 2021 - 7
Triple Jeopardy
Daniel Pitt • Book 2
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Samuel Roukin
★ 4.12 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.59 Audible (478)9h 12m listening time • Released 2019 - 8
Pentecost Alley
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 16
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.09 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.82 Audible (144)16h 26m listening time • Released 2021 - 9
Execution Dock
William Monk • Book 16
by Anne Perry
Narrated by David Colacci
★ 4.09 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.66 Audible (196)12h 51m listening time • Released 2016 - 10
Dark Assassin
William Monk • Book 15
by Anne Perry
Narrated by David Colacci
★ 4.08 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.61 Audible (299)13h 3m listening time • Released 2014 - 11
The Hyde Park Headsman
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 14
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.07 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.71 Audible (180)15h 54m listening time • Released 2020 - 12
The Face of a Stranger
William Monk • Book 1
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.07 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (19.5K) ★ 4.36 Audible (2.1K)13h 18m listening time • Released 2009 - 13
Belgrave Square
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 12
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.06 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (4.5K) ★ 4.54 Audible (422)14h 37m listening time • Released 2010Davina Porter's crisp, aristocratic narration transforms Perry's Victorian mystery into pure listening pleasure—her ability to shift between London's upper crust and its shadowy underworld makes the social intrigue feel immediate and dangerous.
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Resurrection row
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 4
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.06 ABR Score (8.4K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.5 Audible (636)8h 10m listening time • Released 2010 - 15
Dark Tide Rising
William Monk • Book 24
by Anne Perry
Narrated by David Colacci
★ 4.06 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.52 Audible (364)11h 55m listening time • Released 2018 - 16
Long Spoon Lane
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 24
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.05 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.67 Audible (200)12h 4m listening time • Released 2014 - 17
Death with a Double Edge
Daniel Pitt • Book 4
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Samuel Roukin
★ 4.05 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.6 Audible (324)9h 40m listening time • Released 2021 - 18
A Sudden, Fearful Death
William Monk • Book 4
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.04 ABR Score (7.4K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (6.5K) ★ 4.44 Audible (833)16h 4m listening time • Released 2004Davina Porter's crisp, layered narration makes this Victorian murder mystery sing, especially as Monk unearths the victim's secrets and confronts his own fractured past alongside them.
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Death in the Devil's Acre
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 7
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.03 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (549)8h 25m listening time • Released 2004Davina Porter's crisp, layered narration transforms Perry's Victorian murder mystery into something genuinely unsettling—she makes you feel the moral rot beneath London's respectable surface.
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Buckingham Palace Gardens
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 25
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.03 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.63 Audible (208) - 21
Callander Square
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 2
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.02 ABR Score (14.3K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (13.1K) ★ 4.41 Audible (1.2K)9h 44m listening time • Released 2005Davina Porter's crisp, knowing narration transforms Charlotte Pitt into a heroine you root for instantly—a Victorian woman dismantling her own world's secrets with quiet determination.
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Death on Blackheath
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 29
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.01 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.49 Audible (425)11h 17m listening time • Released 2014Davina Porter's crystalline delivery transforms this Victorian spy thriller into pure atmosphere—her precision with period dialogue and tense reveals makes the 11-hour listen feel essential rather than sprawling.
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Bethlehem Road
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 10
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.01 ABR Score (5.4K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (4.9K) ★ 4.45 Audible (485)11h 16m listening time • Released 2008Davina Porter's crisp, layered narration transforms this Victorian murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—she captures both the drawing room intrigue and the street-level menace with equal precision.
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Corridors of the Night
William Monk • Book 21
by Anne Perry
Narrated by David Collacci
★ 4.00 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.49 Audible (350)10h 42m listening time • Released 2015 - 25
Bedford Square
Charlotte & Thomas Pitt • Book 19
by Anne Perry
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 3.99 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (101)14h 36m listening time • Released 2021
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