Series: Inspector Lynley
by Author Elizabeth George
A Suitable Vengeance (2007)
Technically, this fourth entry in the Inspector Lynley series is a prequel, taking place about a year before the events of the first novel, “A Great Deliverance.” Realistically though, this book is placed exactly where it needs to be in the series. After the bombshell that Deborah Cotter St. Jame...
Payment in Blood (1990)
Thomas Lynley, at 34 years of age, is a detective inspector with the CID at New Scotland Yard. He is very good at his job and well respected amongst his peers. And, in this book, that is the start of his troubles. For Thomas Lynley is a peer. He is Lord Asherton, the eighth Earl of Asherton, to b...
Deception on His Mind (1998)
Ninth in the Inspector Lynley mystery series set in contemporary London.The StoryTommy and Helen have gotten married and are off on their honeymoon while Barbara has been ordered to take time off to heal after her injuries in In the Presence of the Enemy. Lord, taking time off. All that time wit...
What Came Before He Shot Her (2006)
What Came Before He shot her, by Elizabeth George. A-plus.Borrowed on CD from the public libraryI think this book is the best one Elizabeth George has ever written. The concept for it is intriguing as well. In her last book, “With No One as Witness” we saw the unfolding of the needless and tra...
Well-Schooled in Murder (2007)
Oh my. I'm still catching my breath. I think I stopped breathing about 7 times in the days it took me to finish 'Well-schooled in Murder'. That's about how often I thought the killer was going to be unmasked, only to discover, along with Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Ba...
Missing Joseph (1993)
Kurzbeschreibung:Weg aus London, weg von ihrem offenbar unerfüllbaren Wunsch nach einem gemeinsamen Kind und dieser Belastung für ihre Beziehung. Simon St. James, Inspector Lynleys bester Freund, und seine Frau Deborah wollen in dem winzigen Dorf Winslow eigentlich nur zur Ruhe kommen. Doch der P...
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (2000)
Tenth in the Inspector Lynley mystery series set at Scotland Yard in London.The StoryThe daughter of an old friend of Thomas' is missing. Well, missing until she's found brutally murdered out on the moors in a henge. Nor is she alone in her death and it's this second victim that provides the clue...
With No One as Witness (2006)
I have been a fan of the Thomas Lynley series from the beginning, reading them in order and loving each one. However, this one takes a plot twist that was a mistake, in my opinion. I was, quite honestly horrified and heart broken by what happened. I have continued to read the books after this ...
A Traitor to Memory (2002)
Eleventh in the Inspector Lynley mystery series based in London at Scotland Yard and revolving around policemen. My Take This is a gawd awful depressing story but an essential read if you prefer to follow your characters chronologically. There is so much in here that you need to know. I think.I h...
Playing for the Ashes (1994)
““In England the term “the Ashes” signifies victory in test cricket (cricket played at the national level) against Australia.””The preceding quote is from the book. However, if you, gentle reader, are thinking, “I bet actually the title of this mystery genre novel is a sly double entrende about a...
A Great Deliverance (1989)
OFFICIAL BLURBTo this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale's lush green valleys. Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, the frightened Yorkshire villagers smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey, where they'd hidden to escape the ravages of Cromwell's raiders.Now into K...
In the Presence of the Enemy (1997)
Poor little Charlotte Bowen. She's 10 years old, but her mother, Eve Bowen, Undersecretary of State for the Home Office, is a narcissistic conservative politician who always thinks 'it's all about her.' Charlotte is kidnapped, but despite all of the evidence mommy dearest thinks her one-week ex-f...
For the Sake of Elena (1992)
Elena Weaver is dead, waylaid while on her pre-dawn run, smashed in the face with the ubiquitous blunt object, strangled with the tie from her hood and buried in a leaf pile by the river. Within three days of her murder and because of it, eight more people will be dead, in body or in soul. But fo...
Een duister vermoeden (2012)
Elizabeth George, unfortunately, is particularly skillful at creating characters that are engaging and realistic. Her protagonists are particularly attractive characters. And her mystery plotting is just as careful and skillful. I say unfortunately because she includes adult situations and det...
Just One Evil Act (2013)
Actually, I didn't finish this book today, I gave up on it. Which is unusual for me. I usually love Elizabeth George's novels, but I couldn't get into this one. I found I had no desire to keep reading it and didn't care what happened in the end. I'm sure the essential points will be apparent in t...
Juste une mauvaise action (2014)
The thing that I hate so much about the Detective Lynley series, is how addicting these books are. This one especially. I think that Elizabeth George has outdone herself this time. It was very hard to put this book down, to get other things done. And, I am left with that forlorn feeling that ...
Believing the Lie (2012)
It is a long story, a heavy read for me. But surprisingly, I really enjoyed it. Elizabeth is very good at telling a story, describe her characters in great detail, to some extend that I thought it is too much, and became extraneous.But I still quite enjoyed the book. The story started with an un...
This Body of Death (2010)
This is more of a two and a half star book. It kept me entertained, but just barely. The murder mystery was interesting, but the interspersed child murder case file was out of place and disturbing. Also, the book was slow and had some characters that weren't very likable. The most notable was the...