A Suitable Vengeance

Zusatztext “George is a master . . . an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery.” — Chicago Tribune “Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists.” — The New York Times “Ms. George can do it all! with style to spare.” — The Wall Street Journal “A master of the modern English mystery.” — Entertainment Weekly Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth George’s first novel, A Great Deliverance , was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder , was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. A Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory , and I, Richard were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC. Klappentext "Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists."-The New York TimesAward-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and Lady Helen Clyde in a superlative mystery that is also a fascinating inquiry into the crimes of the heart. Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow, his family home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride. But the savage murder of a local journalist is the catalyst for a lethal series of events that shatters the calm of a picturesque Cornwall village and embroils Lynley and St. James in a case far outside their jurisdiction-and a little too close to home. When a second death follows closely on the heels of the first, Lynley finds he can't help taking the investigation personally-because the evidence points to a killer within his own family.Praise for A Suitable Vengeance"Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifying complex and impassioned mystery series now being published."-Entertainment Weekly"Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare."-The Wall Street Journal "George goes to the head of the genre, with class."-People Leseprobe PROLOGUE Tina Cogin knew how to make the most of what little she had. She liked to believe it was a natural talent. Some floors above the rumble of nighttime traffic, her naked silhouette gargoyled against the wall of her half-darkened room, and she smiled as her movements made the shadow shift, creating ever new forms of black upon white like a Rorschach test. And what a test, she thought, practicing a gesture of come-hither quality. What a sight for some psycho! Chuckling at her talent for self-deprecation, she went to the chest of drawers and affectionately appraised her collection of underwear. She pretended hesitation to prolong her enjoyment before reaching for an appealing arrangement of black silk and lace. Bra and briefs, they'd been made in France, cleverly designed with unobtrusive padding. She donned them both. Her fingers felt clumsy, largely unused to such delicate clothing. She began to hum quietly, a throaty sound without identifiable melody. It served as a paean to the evening, to three days and nights of unrestricted freedom, to the excitement of venturing out into the streets of London without knowing precisely what would come of the night's mild summertime promise. She slid a long, painted fingernail under the sealed flap of a package of stockings, but when she shook them out, they caught against skin that was more work-hardened than she liked to admit. The material snagged. She allowed herself a single-word ...

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth George, Elizabeth A. George
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2007
• EAN: 9780553384826
• ISBN: 978-0-553-38482-6
• No. of pages: 449
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Inspector Lynley; Inspector Lynley; Inspector Lynley (engl.)
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense