by Elizabeth George, Marcella Houweling
So this one drags due to the narrative style. I didn't know who the heck Olivia Whitelaw was at first and even when I did find out, I didn't get what was going on until the very end. I have to say that the big left me feeling perplexed about a few things and I just didn't like how it ended. I can gu...
I thought this one was an improvement over Missing Joseph, the last entry in the Lynley Mysteries and my least favorite of the novels to date. That one barely featured my favorite character in the partnership of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers--here she's back...
Complicated, interlinked plots, lots of suspects, and a couple of giant red herrings that had me convinced about 2/3s of the way through that I knew whodunnit - only to discover I had it wrong. In my defense, tho', I did spot the "unasked question" that eventually led to the killer's identity - I j...
This was the first one of the series that I read, and I think, one of my favourites. While it did take a while for the story to start coming together, I was immediately taken in by the characters of Lynley and Havers. The secondary characters were not so likeable, but by the end, the story of Olivia...
For the most part, I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth George books. This was one that was def. a hit. It was fast paced and I thought the characters were developed really well. All of her books are long so prepare for that, but, for the most part, well worth the read.
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