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lanner's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good!
I'm always awed by George's writing style: great characterization, and full of details without ever including anything doesn't further the story.
This is also the book in which James + Deborah and Thomas + Helen all happens. Good romances!
I'm always awed by George's writing style: great characterization, and full of details without ever including anything doesn't further the story.
This is also the book in which James + Deborah and Thomas + Helen all happens. Good romances!
jdgcreates's review against another edition
3.0
(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!
numbuh12's review against another edition
4.0
Elizabeth George is fantastic. The fact that there are still over ten more books in this series for me to read feels like taking a heady gulp of red wine. I can't wait.
velocitygirl14's review against another edition
1.0
It was honestly a terrible book and a product of its time. It was just so bad on so many levels, that it wasn’t funny. Linley and his family are terribly messed up. His brother is a junkie and Linley has mommy issues.
The supporting characters are awful and the rest of the book was just a what did I just read. A weak addition to the series.
The supporting characters are awful and the rest of the book was just a what did I just read. A weak addition to the series.
whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition
2.0
[b:A Suitable Vengeance|234232|A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4)|Elizabeth George|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HVAW066FL._SL75_.jpg|1896269] is the fourth book in [a:Elizabeth George|1402383|Elizabeth George|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1235518043p2/1402383.jpg]'s Inspector Lynley series, but chronologically it occurs years before the first three. In it we see the main characters much younger and gain far more insight into the tangled relationships of Lynley, Deborah, and St. James. Given how much those relationships make me want to shake each one of the players hard, this was my least favorite so far. The mystery itself was interesting, but bizarre in a way that did not redeem the book. I did enjoy the revelations regarding Lynley's relationship with his family, but again, those did not do enough to redeem the book. Not weak enough to put me off the series, but not what I would call good.
pturnbull's review against another edition
3.0
Inspector Lynley, #4, takes place in the time before IL#1. It covers the time when Deb Cotter (whom we know as Deborah St. James) was engaged to Tommy Lynley. She flies in Tommy's private plane to his ancestral estate in Cornwall, along with Lady Helen and Simon. Other guests unexpectedly arrive and pretty soon it's a real English house party, along with murder.
It's good to meet other members of the Lynley/St. James families and to better understand the history of their relationships.
I enjoyed reading something just for fun. George is good at portraying diffidence and reserve between people (and everything that's suppressed). She also is great at describing passion and excitement as in the opening chapter here.
It's good to meet other members of the Lynley/St. James families and to better understand the history of their relationships.
I enjoyed reading something just for fun. George is good at portraying diffidence and reserve between people (and everything that's suppressed). She also is great at describing passion and excitement as in the opening chapter here.
lnatal's review against another edition
5.0
Inspector Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, feels some trepidation as he introduces his bride-to-be to his mother at the ancestral home of Howenstow in Cornwall.
raehink's review against another edition
3.0
Excellent character development. Lynley is investigating a crime a little too close to home. The evidence indicates the suspect may be in his own family.
jooniperd's review against another edition
2.0
just okay... a bit plodding and rambly, which made it feel like it could have used some editorial tightening up. but, i did like getting the background on lynley's family, deborah, and simon.
falconerreader's review against another edition
3.0
Great fun to go back in time with them, but seriously, Deborah is only 20? She's just a kid! Yet she's a professional photographer and woman of the world.
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