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A review by hcq
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
4.0
Oh, thank goodness, George is back on form. The last book was so out-of-character, in so many ways, that reading this one is like meeting up with an old friend who'd had a weird episode, but is now normal again.
The ending was intriguing, in that it leaves a couple of very different possibilities open for the next installment.
My only complaint, and it's admittedly a niggling one, was a bit where the police were tracking places to buy a particular poison: After a page or so of possibilities has been discussed, Lynley is shocked to learn that said chemical is available for purchase over the Internet, freely and with no limitations. Indeed, he's so surprised that he makes a point of telling his colleagues about it, and they also express surprise.
I, however, was surprised by their surprise. This book was published in 2015—of course the stuff's available online! They're modern detectives, and supposedly very good ones; this should not be news to them.
The ending was intriguing, in that it leaves a couple of very different possibilities open for the next installment.
My only complaint, and it's admittedly a niggling one, was a bit where the police were tracking places to buy a particular poison: After a page or so of possibilities has been discussed, Lynley is shocked to learn that said chemical is available for purchase over the Internet, freely and with no limitations. Indeed, he's so surprised that he makes a point of telling his colleagues about it, and they also express surprise.
I, however, was surprised by their surprise. This book was published in 2015—of course the stuff's available online! They're modern detectives, and supposedly very good ones; this should not be news to them.