by Elizabeth George
Not too much to say except how much I loved this one. George focuses not on Lynley in this one, but also Havers for a good portion. We have a shocking crime and a reveal that I didn't see coming. There is some poor Deborah stuff going on, but it's not all encompassing like it has been in the last fe...
Of the eight Lynley novels I've read, I'd rank this third, after the first, A Great Deliverance and the third, Well-Schooled in Murder. Not that I felt that way through Part One, which is almost another book I'd rate much lower--for two reasons. First, that first part involves only that Tiresome Thr...
I liked that it was nearly 1/2 way through the book before it dove back into Lynley/Helen angst. George sure is hard on children! Mysteries aren't my favorite genre, but it was a good T read.
I am not sure why I gave this only three stars unless it is because I didn't feel it was as good as other EG Inspector Lynley mysteries. I liked this one very much and thought the storyline was great. It flowed smoothly like most EG novels.
1998 Oct 22
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