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Zusatztext She writes extremely well! plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth George is the internationally bestselling author of twenty psychological suspense novels! four young adult novels! two books of non-fiction and two short-story collections. Her work has been honoured with an Anthony Award! an Agatha Award! two Edgar nominations! and both France's and Germany's first prize for crime fiction. She has taught creative writing internationally and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in humane letters and an honorary MFA in creative writing. She lives in Seattle! Washington. Klappentext Lynley and Havers are contending with career and personal difficulties while attempting to investigate the suicide of a brewer's son on the behalf of the local MP! in this gripping return of the popular detective duo followed by 13 million TV viewers on BBC's "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries". Zusammenfassung 'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability . . . What has been said before deserves repeating: From suspense to social commentary, from violence to pathos, from villainy to possible redemption, Ms. George can do it all, with style.' Wall Street Journal When a Member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard requesting an investigation into the suicide of the son of one of his constituents in the beautiful town of Ludlow, the Assistant Commissioner sees two opportunities in this request: the first is to have an MP owing him a favour, and the second is to get rid of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, whose career at the Met has been hanging by a thread for quite some time. So he assigns Havers to the case and for good measure partners her with the one person who shares his wish to see the back of her, Detective Chief Superintendent Isabelle Ardery. But Ardery has her own difficulties. She is not happy to be sent away from London and as a result is in a rush to return. This causes her to overlook certain uncomfortable facts. Soon, the case is opened again and this time, it is Lynley who must accompany Havers to Ludlow, with little more than a week to save the Met's reputation and Barbara's job. And the more they investigate, the more it looks as if the suicide was part of a much more sinister pattern of events. ...
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Bolstered by George's polished prose, the twentieth Lynley mystery moves briskly along, showing the author at the peak of her powers. Booklist (starred review)
