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I know who done it! I know who done it! HA!Another favorite author and detective discovered compliments of PBS "Masterpiece Mystery." I have not been reading the Inspector Lynley series in order. This is because I am having difficulties coming across used copies of the author. I know that sounds cheap, but I am cheap. And, it seems a tragedy of tragedies to spend money on shipping for a paperback book. So, I haunt the library cast-off book store where the lovely volunteer keeps her eyes open for...
The mystery portion was intriguingly convoluted, but, man, is Elizabeth George long-winded! 6 pages devoted to the back story and daily details of the person who found the body, another 6 pages for the back story and daily details of the kid who found the murder weapon, and we also get a continuing, unnecessary side plot about the murder victim's boyfriend, his alcoholic father, and their failing family estate.I was also occasionally distracted by the odd vocabulary choices. It sometimes felt as...
Well this is the 10th book I have read by this author. It was 594 pages long and a heavy hardback. I'm always impressed with the author's vocabulary and after reading 10 books with the same characters my fondness grows for them. There was some friction between Detective Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers in this episode which was unsetting and bothered me. Up to this point they worked well together with mutual admiration, however now I feared I was about to lose a favorite character. I'm happy
Yea! YaY!! Tommy finally sees why Barb had to shoot at the DCI to save her little neighbor. Of course his illumination comes about because of Helen, who is far more intelligent than she or her friends give her credit. I love Helen, she is by far my favorite character, she is bubbly, happy and yet conflicted about her importance in the world. She is the kind of friend I would love to cultivate, someone who is loyal to a fault and fun to be with. The mystery was so involved--as all EG's books are-...
Tenth in the Inspector Lynley mystery series set at Scotland Yard in London.My TakeThis was such a sad story on so many levels. The end of a family line. The end of hopes. The useless death of an amazing person.In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner revolves around Nicola Maiden and her lifelong pursuit of what she wants…now — she never has learned the value of spiritual self-fulfillment. Nik has always gone for immediate gratification and stopped at nothing to ensure it with never a thought for how it...
Number ten is superb and proves the series is worthy of readingI absolutely believe this novel proves George to be a literary writer. Without question she also writes with a feminine 'taint'. As long as men make the rules of what quality writing must consist of, the author probably will never completely receive what she is due in respect or awards. But as for my opinion, there are few writers, literary or genre, who can fulfill both the requirements of providing reading entertainment, informing
Not too much to say except that reading about the fallout from Haver's actions in the last book drove this one a lot. Havers is still with the force, but demoted. Lynley feels as if Havers was not properly punished for what she did and is reluctant to work with her again. Through a new case though (the investigation into two young people who are found murdered) Havers works mostly with Winston Nkata in this one. So we get to see a new dynamic between long standing characters. And we get to see m...
Brilliant (as usual).
Lynley has it in for Havers because she didn't follow proper chain of command in a previous case, and also shot an officer. Now she gets scut work as well as demotion. He's off to Derbyshire to assist in an investigation of the murder of the daughter of an old Scotland Yard colleague, and doesn't want Havers involved, even though she's on the right trail.
My only reason for not giving this book 5 stars is that it wasn't as tight a story or as compelling a tale as the one that preceded it. The title is quite apt in that there are two murdered bodies found on the moor, a girl and a guy, but because the girl was the daughter of a former undercover rozzer, that is the reason Lynley is called to assist with the investigation and the angle they pursue from the start. After Havers last case she had expected she might be in trouble, but she had thought L...
I love mysteries, and no one writes better mysteries than Elizabeth George. I am totally in love with her "Inspector Lynley" series. I was disappointed that her long awaited Lynley #21 was not going to be released in May 2021, but had been pushed back to January 2022; however, I understand that the author wants every word to be perfect and needed some extra time to finish her latest masterpiece. Suffice to say, I will read SOMETHING TO HIDE the day it is released.Until the coming winter, and the...
I read this book for my book club and it is the first one of this series I've read. I think the book suffered for the lack of background I had. The investigation is fine and the mystery is resolved as they usually are, but the real story in this book was the animosity between Havers and Lynley, who used to be best buds. Havers did something in the last book that Lynley disagrees with and now he doesn't really trust is ex-sidekick. She kicks butt while solving the mystery for him against his wish...
Coming in at number ten in the series, this one took a whole different tack. While I was completely annoyed with the fact that Lynley and Havers were on the outs, I can't deny it was an interesting story as a result. Having three people involved in the case doggedly pursuing different suspects was a truly interesting twist. So many little twists within the twists, too. I have to say that I read this one faster than the others... if only to get to the reconciliation between the two detectives. Th...
