A review by pturnbull
A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George

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.