Many readers have been moved by her empathy for people backed into impossible situations, or overwhelmed by the difficulties of life. Perry’s agents said in a joint statement: “Anne was a loyal and loving friend, and her writing was driven by her fierce commitment to raising awareness around social injustice.

New novels in her latest two series are being published on 13th April 2023: the hardback of The Traitor Among Us is the fifth in her 1930s espionage thriller series featuring MI6 spy Elena Standish, and the paperback of The Fourth Enemy is the sixth Daniel Pitt mystery featuring Thomas Pitt’s barrister son. Her primary agent was Meg Davis at Ki Agency in the UK, Donald Maass was her New York agent and Ken Sherman was her Los Angeles agent. The publisher says “she is noted for her memorable characters and historical accuracy, but most of all for her exploration of social and ethical issues'.Ĭlare Foss was Perry’s Headline editor for the past six years, and it was Jane Morpeth who first acquired her for the Headline list 30 years ago with the first William Monk mystery, The Face of a Stranger. Several of these appeared in the bestseller lists of the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, der Spiegel and Livres Hebdo.Īccording to her UK publisher, Headline, over 25 million copies of Perry’s books have been sold worldwide.

Anne Perry, author of Victorian mysteries, Christmas novellas and, most recently, 1930s espionage thrillers published by Headline, died aged 84 on 10th April 2023.Īs a writer, Perry was mainly known for her crime novels featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, and William and Hester Monk.

The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry