This Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel

by Elizabeth George

Overview

"George explores her characters' dreams and fears with a penetrating grace that makes reading her books a joy."
-Washington Post Book World

"Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published."
-Entertainment Weekly

The spellbinding new Inspector Lynley novel from Elizabeth George, New York Times bestselling author of Careless in Red and What Came Before He Shot Her.

Editorial Reviews

New York Journal of Books

A hauntingly memorable experience.

Romantic Times

George’s dense plotting style and complex characterization are on full display as Lynley and Havers, working separately, try to uncover the truth.

Richmond Times Dispatch

A rich, unsettling work.

Daily American (PA)

Elizabeth George writes exceptional mysteries, with intelligent, complex plots and well-developed characters....Her pace is skillful.

Washington Times

This is the kind of mystery that Elizabeth George does best….Ms. George has done a brilliant job…and this is probably her best mystery in years.

Sullivan County Democrat (NY)

[George’s] Inspector Lynley novels are very substantial psychological thrillers, big, deeply intelligent, rich in characterization...and atmospheric as a walk on the moors with a faithful bloodhound.

Iron Mountain Daily News (MI)

An intricate mystery.

Seattle Times

Captivating…the writer’s insights into social and emotional issues make her work deeply rewarding.

San Francisco Chronicle

This Body of Death is wonderful.

Oklahoman on This Body of Death

A spellbinding tale of mystery and murder.

Kirkus Reviews

Tragedy blights lives in a dozen different ways. Grieving widower Thomas Lynley (Careless in Red, 2008, etc.) returns to New Scotland Yard to assist temporary Acting Superintendent Isabelle Ardery, who is acerbic, volatile and an alcoholic in denial. This potent cocktail hardly helps her relationship with her ex, her sons and Lynley's old staff, or produces sound judgments regarding the investigation of Jemima Hastings's murder. Jemima, who dealt with the death of her parents by leaping into love every chance she got, whether or not the man cared for her, had recently ended a relationship with Hampshire thatcher Gordon Jossie, although her usual pattern had been to stay until she was dumped. What caused the rift? Jossie, now intimately involved with a woman named Gina, has two dark secrets, one horrific, the other promising a financial windfall if he takes advantage of it. Did these secrets lead him to murder Jemima? Isabelle considers a schizophrenic musician her prime suspect for the killing. But with the help of Barbara Havers, who's crotchety about Lynley's growing attachment to Isabelle, Lynley digs away at Jemima's neighbors in her London rooming house, where venality collides with tragedy. Dark, unrelenting and powerful, though it would have been even finer without the schizophrenic ramblings, the descriptions of every shop along the High Street, the primer on thatching, the plight of New Forest ponies and Isabelle's constant retreats to the ladies' room for a swig of vodka and a breath mint.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170151455
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	04/20/2010
Series:	Inspector Lynley Series , #16
Edition description:	Unabridged

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