by Elizabeth George
I really don't have much to say except this one was so ridiculously good! I loved everything about the case that Lynley and Havers are called into look at. First, because it actually showed that Lynley had flaws. Two, because it showed Lynley that he was blind to something that was in his face for a...
I saw this first on TV as an adaptation. It's an interesting story that interweaves jealousy, betrayal and suspicion. Lynley has a problem in this case that it pivots around the woman he loves, Lady Helen Clyde. Havers can see that he is biased in this case and wants to save him from himself and ...
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Smashing British murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie, in which relationships are complicated and everyone is a suspect.
mp34* - A Great Deliverance (1988)3* - Payment in Blood (1989)
Rating: 3.875* of fiveThe Book Report: Inspectory Thomas Lynley, aka the eighth Earl of Asherton, is a hard-working man, but even he likes a few days' rest after chasing from pillar to post in solving brutal crimes. His rest is denied him by a call from his boss, at home, on a Sunday: A murder has o...
Probably my favorite IL books by EG. This one was fascinating and fast paced. I really liked the characters, as well. I would say this is the book that really got me hooked into the Inspector Lynley series.
The second Havers/Lynley mystery has a swirl of theater people that are a little hard to keep track of. All the usual class clashings and emotional melodrama that I've liked so far about this series... I don't typically read mysteries, but somehow this one is appealing.
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