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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
People have been recommending this series for years, so I've finally started it. Chronologically, in terms of the lives of the main characters, this is the first book. Intriguing, with unexpected twists and turns and red herrings.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is set a couple of years before the first Lynley novel. It was interesting to get more background on the characters, but while I enjoyed the mystery, I truly missed the interaction of Havers & Lynley.
This is the first book by Elizabeth George that I've read, but I have watched all the Lynley mysteries on PBS. I thought the book was excellent and could only remember one bit of the show when I was reading the book (thankfully it wasn't the killer). Very well written book full of twists and turns.
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Like having the two stories: friendships/mystery.
Like having the two stories: friendships/mystery.
George treats us to a chronological rewind in A Suitable Vengence, the fourth book in one of the best murder mystery series in literature. She serves up overflowing helpings of prickly death, gripping themes, and razor-sharp twists, but in this offering George writing of the past highlights her authenticity with emotion.
Love and longing between fictional characters rarely comes across as believable, only the best authors can execute the challenge, so it's astonishing that a writer wildly skilled at composing violent thrills also develops believable romance.
If you enjoy this series, be warned, this book will solidify an addiction. After building characters real enough to touch, George takes risks as a writer giving us a prequel, but one that pays off. You'll want to immediately grab the next book in series, this is why we read, highly satisfying.
Love and longing between fictional characters rarely comes across as believable, only the best authors can execute the challenge, so it's astonishing that a writer wildly skilled at composing violent thrills also develops believable romance.
If you enjoy this series, be warned, this book will solidify an addiction. After building characters real enough to touch, George takes risks as a writer giving us a prequel, but one that pays off. You'll want to immediately grab the next book in series, this is why we read, highly satisfying.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So deliciously 1980's... filled with well-born coke-heads, Thatcherite class warfare, and transvestites in negligees.
(3.5) While this blast-from-the-past book was a good way to deepen understanding about how the messy love triangle between Lynley, St. James, and Deborah occurred that is alluded to in the first book, it didn't include enough of Havers to keep the dynamic I love going strong. We need her to balance out the upper-crust story of Lynley et al.
Still, it was interesting to get background on Lynley and his brother Peter and his mother, and the mystery was decent, so I'm giving it a solid 3.5 stars.
It's also the perfect time to take a break from the series and read other novels that have been tempting me!
Still, it was interesting to get background on Lynley and his brother Peter and his mother, and the mystery was decent, so I'm giving it a solid 3.5 stars.
It's also the perfect time to take a break from the series and read other novels that have been tempting me!