The Judge Samuel Stafford is dead! And it was not illness but poisoning! Another murder case was about to commence by the hands of Inspector Thomas Pitt with his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Pitt who happens to be also at the scene of the crime which from the boxes of the theater.

The death of the judge was under suspension with his involvement and might positively link from the 5 years ago case of murder in Farriers Lane.

There was a rawness in the air, heat of emotion that is dangerous when one is trying to pursue justice.

It's risky. Specifically, when you might uncover secrets,  illicit affairs, tormented past--that some other people are willing to take immoral conduct, sold their souls to the devil, just to conceal and remains it dignified reputation.

The following suspects who might kill Samuel Stafford:

• Juniper Stafford. Of course, the wife of the man would not be an excused for not being suspected with such debauchery especially whe she was having a  passionate affair with someone else. 

• Adolphus Pryce. A Queen's Counselor and Juniper's whom secretly affair with. 

• Tamar Macaulay. A theater actress and a Jew who had a brother that she believes with indignation, been falsely prosecuted and accused of murdering  Kingsley Blaine. She was being persistent with Samuel Stafford to re-open the case which this is also the reason why she's being one of the suspects of poisoning the man because she have a lot of motives to do so. 

• Joushua Fielding a fellow theater actor of Tamar Macaulay to which the widowed Mrs. Caroline Ellison recently fancied. He was also suspected by killing Kingsley Blaine and falsely accused Tamar's brother, Aaron Gudman. But the charges were rejected when no further evidence assisted to corroborate such claim. Yet, he might also be a potential suspect of poisoning for considering the fact that maybe he doesn't want the judge reopening the old case from 5 years ago. 

• Devlin O'Neil. A business man who marries Kingsley Blaine's widow. He was also suspected for killing Blaine for engaging a disputable romance between Kathleen Harrimore. 

• Judge Livesey. A fellow worker of Judge Stafford and a friend, whom also involved with a close case of Farriers Lane murder. He was suspected for fearing competition and coveting higher position upon the law, by eliminating Judge Stafford as a threat. Yet, this is all assumptions. 

• Adah Harrimore was a racist and a fascious character that has discriminatory remarks and juxtaposing approach upon the Jewish community. She was a mother of Prosper Harrimore, who was born for having deformity and superstitiously blaming his unfaithful husband's affair with a Jewishess.

Among the following names descripted above, only one person I've suspected correctly! And it is the first name that came upon my mind when he suddenly stride and approach the scene with an obvious rigorous behavior. He gives himself too much away especially when he was directly found-out at the specific crime scene of Officer Paterson. He seems like to point-out other affairs as well and suggested to investigate Adolphus Pryce and Juniper Stafford secret romance. He was full of criticism and excuses with himself all the time. 

Meanwhile this second individual was a bit subtle but the first time that he appeared in the scene, he was the memorable one because of his presence. Although, it wasn't enough for me to convinced he was a different case of a suspect. 
 
This is my first Ms. Anne Perry's mystery and it was an excellent choice. Her finely drawn characters was convincing that couldn't be more comfortable within customs and sensibility of their historical period - New York Times Book Review 1993. 

The deep Victorian atmosphere will make you drawn to its life and reality. It was such an 18th centuy ride of exploration, deduction and knowledge. It wasn't as prose nor dull, it has a sense classical literature with a rhetorical choices of words and the old men's philosophy combined. It speaks about rules and injustice, feminism and misogyny, racism and prejudice, discriminatory and unfairness upon the systematic laws and among the others, the flaw of a man. 

Plus, I didn't expect Mr. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, the Father of Queer and the author of many acclaimed novels and essays in the world of classical literature including his Dorian Grey and the one shot story The Nightingale. I felt ecstatic when the author made him an entrance and knowing he would contributed of solving the crime! What a lovely surprise!