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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Elizabeth George fans won't be disappointed with her newest (and 20th) installment. Detective Sargeant Barbara Havers is walking on thin ice. Detective Chief Superintendent Isabelle Ardery is looking for any reason to sack Barbara. When Ardery and Havers go to the small town of Ludlow to investigate the local police treatment of a suicide, Havers has that nagging feeling that it wasn't suicide after all. DCS Ardery's alcoholism gets her in trouble with her own superior, so Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley steps in and together he and Barbara suss out the conflicting details of this now apparent murder. If you have not read any of these fantastic British detective stories (written by an American author), you must start with the first one, A Great Deliverance, and read them in order. You will soon come to love the characters and look forward to the twists and turns delievered by each new installment!
The image of Havers tap dancing made this book 4 stars alone!
The best Lynley/Havers book in a *very* long time. Reminds me of why I fell in love with the series to begin with.
I've read the entire Lynley series and was not pleased with the last several but I happily enjoyed this one again.
Excellent gripping tale
It's been a while since I picked up an Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley book. I was not disappointed as this gave me a hearty dose of Barbara Havers.
It's been a while since I picked up an Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley book. I was not disappointed as this gave me a hearty dose of Barbara Havers.
I love Elizabeth George novels. Yes each one is an undertaking. They are long, and yes perhaps they could be shorter, but do I want them to be shorter? No!
She does such a great job with every character she creates. Each novel introduces new characters and makes you feel for each one, whether it be good or bad feelings. It isn't just about the crime itself, or the characters investigating the crime, or even the investigation. She creates a whole community of people with backstories and lives, and interactions that makes me feel like for a brief moment in time that I'm apart of it all.
This one was no exception and I feel like one of her best.
She does such a great job with every character she creates. Each novel introduces new characters and makes you feel for each one, whether it be good or bad feelings. It isn't just about the crime itself, or the characters investigating the crime, or even the investigation. She creates a whole community of people with backstories and lives, and interactions that makes me feel like for a brief moment in time that I'm apart of it all.
This one was no exception and I feel like one of her best.
4.5 stars A deacon is arrested on a charge of pedophilia, and commits suicide while in the holding cell. However his father is a mover and shaker who insists his son would never kill himself and demands a further investigation.
The good thing about Elizabeth George novels is that she spends enough time with each character and allows the reader to delve into what makes them tick. The bad thing, is the time she spends sometimes feels interminable. I've had more than enough of Isabel Ardry and her alcoholism, and sincerely hope we are finally past it.
The good thing about Elizabeth George novels is that she spends enough time with each character and allows the reader to delve into what makes them tick. The bad thing, is the time she spends sometimes feels interminable. I've had more than enough of Isabel Ardry and her alcoholism, and sincerely hope we are finally past it.
This book could be shorter but the length contributes to its character development. I love that about the series.
Decent mystery. The only loose end is a suicide that seems pointless. Barbara Havers is a wonderful character now that she is allowed to have a genuine personality not tied to the Indian man next door.