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Daniel Pitt
The Daniel Pitt series by Anne Perry has 6 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Twenty-One Days (2018).
- Books
- 6 books
- First published
- 2018
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Twenty-One Days (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Twenty-One Days
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Triple Jeopardy
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One Fatal Flaw
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Death with a Double Edge
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Three Debts Paid
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The Fourth Enemy
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About the Daniel Pitt series
Daniel Pitt is the son of Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, grown up and working as a junior barrister in London in the years just before and after the First World War, a full generation on from his parents' Victorian cases. Anne Perry moves the series' focus from police investigation to the courtroom: Daniel works for a small, principled law firm and the books are built around trial strategy and cross-examination as much as detection, with his father's old Special Branch connections and his mother's social instincts surfacing occasionally as background rather than driving the plots directly. He's frequently paired with Miriam fford Croft, a scientifically trained woman shut out of formal medical practice by the era's rules, whose forensic knowledge supplies evidence Daniel can't get any other way, and their partnership deepens across the six novels alongside the courtroom cases.
Set against the shadow of the First World War and its aftermath, the series trades the drawing-room murders of the Pitt novels for period-appropriate courtroom drama, espionage-adjacent conspiracies and questions of wartime loyalty, while keeping Perry's interest in how institutions protect the powerful. It's a direct continuation of the Pitt family's story rather than a full reboot, and familiarity with Thomas and Charlotte deepens several plot threads, though the books are written to work for readers meeting the family for the first time.
How to read this series
Publication order, from Twenty-One Days (2018), is the way to read this series -- Daniel's legal career, his partnership with Miriam fford Croft, and the WWI-era timeline all progress book to book. You don't need to have read the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels first; Daniel's parents and their history are introduced clearly enough for new readers, though longtime Pitt readers will recognize the family references. This is Anne Perry's final series -- The Fourth Enemy (2023) was published in the months around her death in April 2023, and no further Daniel Pitt novel exists or is planned.
Frequently asked questions
How many Daniel Pitt books are there?
There are 6 novels, from Twenty-One Days (2018) to The Fourth Enemy (2023).
Is Daniel Pitt related to the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series?
Yes, Daniel is Thomas and Charlotte Pitt's son; his series continues the family's story as a young barrister roughly a generation after his parents' novels.
Do I need to read the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt books first?
No. Daniel Pitt's novels are written to stand on their own, though reading his parents' series first adds background to family references in the later books.
Is there a new Daniel Pitt book coming?
No. The Fourth Enemy (2023) is the final novel; Anne Perry, the series' author, died in April 2023.
Who is Miriam fford Croft?
A scientifically trained woman barred from formal medical practice by the era's restrictions on women, who works alongside Daniel supplying forensic expertise across the series.
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