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 enlarge | Author: Elizabeth George
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 1564
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.8
ISBN: 0061160873
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061160875
ASIN: 0061160873
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 Not up to the usual Elizabeth George, but still a good read October 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
An Elizabeth George fan since her first published mystery, I eagerly bought this latest one in hardbound, unable to wait out the months for paperback.
While this doesn't measure up to her usual high standards, it was still a good entertaining read. I think we expect so much from her, that a book that would be considered very good by anyone else becomes a disappointment from her.
I would still recommend this, particularly to be able to keep up the continuity with Lynley (and Havers, of course), for the next George book. Which, frankly, I can hardly wait for.
 MOSTLY A DOWNER October 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Have read all of Ms George's Inspector Lynley novels. Thought the opening of this book was brilliant. We knew it was Tommy and wondered what happened to him. He's back. The parts with him and Barbara Havers were so welcomed as were Insp Hannaford and her family. The rest of the characters in this book were downers. There was no reason to smile about anything else.
Most of the time the prose was confusing and spoken in parables. The conclusion was most disappointing and frustrating. I am not looking for the Book of Life but I do like conclusions that explain motives and actions.
Will donate this book to the library.
 tortuous and torturous October 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm listening to the second-to-last disc now, and I wish I was reading it instead, so I could just flip through to the end.
I've liked earlier books by George, but this one was tedious and long-winded. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief, but not hang it by the neck until dead. (Example: yes, of course we police officers will follow you to this deserted hut in the middle of nowhere to get you to talk. Of course we'll let you go on and on like some kind of Columbo extra....)
Stick to her earlier books, and pass this one up.
Not impressed October 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well, on the bright side, this is a novel. On the downside, the plot lines don't all get resolved in the end, the writing feels stilted, the characters are so numerous as to be overwhelming, and I lost interest about a third of the way into the book. Could have been much better, I'm sure, given than Elizabeth George seems to be such a prolific writer. But this was my first book of hers, and it will likely be my last.
 One of Her Best September 30, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Since others have outlined the plot I won't go into detail on that. Suffice it to say the stricken Thomas Lynley, mourning the loss of his murdered wife, has set off on a long walk intended to help him sort out his grief. When he discovers the body of a dead youth he becomes first a suspect and then,when his identity becomes known, a party to the investigation.
Personally, I consider this one of George's best in the series. Her novels are becoming increasingly literary and she excels here in illuminating a complex cast of intriguing characters. My only regret is the late entry of Barbara Havers into the fray. But she does arrive and participate in her ebullient way and is even teamed up with an equally fascinating female in DI Bea Hannaford.
The interplay of the characters, a sufficiency of mystery and red herrings and the colour of life in Cornwall made this a thoroughly enjoyable read for me. I can't wait to see what George will offer us next.
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