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The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author's award-winning Inspector Lynley series returns with another character-driven crime drama featuring beloved Scotland Yard members Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Elizabeth George first claimed a spot on the "New York Times" bestseller list in 1994. Two decades later her Lynley novels are still at the top of national bestseller lists, proving how vast and loyal her audience is. Critics and fans alike cherish Inspector Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton, and Sergeant Havers, his working-class partner, for their believably irascible relationship as much as for their uncanny ability to solve the most challenging cases. And in her twentieth Inspector Lynley novel, "A Banquet of Consequences," George delivers another winner as Lynley and Havers are drawn from Cambridge to London to the windswept town of Shaftesbury during one of their most complex cases yet.

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Acclaimed author Elizabeth George concludes The Edge of Nowhere series in the fourth and final book in the saga of Becca and her friends.On Whidbey Island, secrets never stay buried...Becca's ability to hear the broken thoughts of others has not turned out to be a fabulous gift after all. It has got in the way of her being able to function in the world normally. More seriously, it makes her think she knows things that she doesn't know at all.Becca's friends are also dealing with stressful situations and coming to terms with troubling discoveries about themselves. Seth Darrow's learning disability makes him vulnerable. The girl he loves is not what she appears to be. His grandfather might lose his property and be thrust into care. Jenn has to come to terms with her sexuality, while Derric finds out that the cover-up he has engaged in for the last ten years was never necessary in the first place.Acclaimed author Elizabeth George brings her extraordinary talents to this intriguing story that blends mystery and myth. In this final book in the Edge of Nowhere series, Becca and her friends do their best to navigate a difficult world and come to a resolution - and acceptance - of their futures.

Georges mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today. The Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling authors award-winning series returns with another stunning crime drama featuring Scotland Yard members Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Elizabeth Georges newest novel of crime, passion, and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit. The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind who will have to deal with its unintended consequencescould there be a link between the young mans leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? After various issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter gives her a connection to the unsolved Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime, knowing one mistake could mean the end of her career. Full of shocks, intensity, and suspense from the first page to the last, A Banquet of Consequences reveals both Lynley and Havers under mounting pressure to solve a case both complicated and deeply disturbing. From the Hardcover edition.

Inspector Lynley und Barbara Havers auf der Spur eines mysteriosen Giftmords ...Barbara Havers folgt am liebsten ihrem Instinkt, Regeln und Vorschriften interessieren sie wenig. Nach ihren letzten Alleingangen hat sie aber keinen guten Stand bei ihrer Chefin Isabelle Ardery. Ein falscher Schritt und sie konnte strafversetzt werden. Mit Unterstutzung von DI Thomas Lynley will sie ihrer Chefin beweisen, dass sie ein guter Detective ist. Da kommt es ihr gerade gelegen, dass sich in Cambridge ein mysterioser Todesfall ereignet hat: Die Bestsellerautorin Clare Abbott wurde tot in ihrem Hotelzimmer aufgefunden. Aber war es uberhaupt ein Mord? Clares Freundin und Lektorin Rory Statham glaubt jedenfalls nicht an einen naturlichen Tod.Auch Barbara hat das Gefuhl, dass es im Verborgenen einen Gegenspieler gibt, der einem perfiden Plan folgt ein Gefuhl, das bestatigt wird, als sie Rory kurz darauf mit dem Tod ringend in ihrer Wohnung auffindet ...

Die Amerikanerin Elizabeth George hatte von Jugend an ein ausgeprägtes Faible für die britische Krimitradition. Psychologische Raffinesse, präziser Spannungsaufbau und ein unfehlbarer Sinn für Dramatik charakterisieren ihre Bücher. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Anthony Award, dem Agatha Award und dem Grand Prix de Litérature Policière. Die Autorin lebt in Huntington Beach/Kalifornien.

A PLACE OF HIDING opens with Deborah and Simon St. James bidding goodnight to their guests, Helen Clyde and Thomas Lynley. A few minutes later, the doorbell rings. Deborah is shocked to discover Cherokee River, the brother of her friend and American roommate China River, on her doorstep. With no prompting he tells the couple that he has come to ask for help. His sister has been arrested for murder and is in a musty jail on the isolated island of Guernsey, which is situated in the English Channel. He prefaces his story by taking all responsibility for her trouble. His explanation is long and complicated but very convincing. Thus, by the time he's finished, Deborah feels duty-bound to drop everything and help them. Simon is not as eager to get involved and he's not about to let Deborah go off with a charismatic and handsome young man, about whom he knows nothing. The stakes grow exponentially once the threesome land on Guernsey and each damning puzzle piece starts to fit into place. China River has been charged with the grizzly murder of Guy Brouard, the richest and most influential man on the island. He and his sister immigrated to the Channel Island, where he chose a very pubic life and spread his money around. Ruth Brouard, on the other hand, preferred to live a quiet and more private life. Their wealth and lifestyles separated them from most of the population, but they felt a spiritual connection to this island's populace because they too were victims of the Holocaust. One of the island's war heroes owned an extraordinary collection of memorabilia. He, his son and Brouard were planning a World War II museum to honor those who were at the mercy of the Nazis during occupation. Simon tries to convince Le Gallez, the investigator in charge of the murder, that many islanders, even some who were part of the plans for the memorial, are much more likely to have killed Brouard than China River. However, not a shred of evidence emerges against them. But Simon is relentless, determined to find anyone who might have a motive for wanting Brouard dead. Still, the inspector has no interest in looking beyond his current prisoner; for him, the case has been solved. How and why China River became the prime suspect is the matrix for this multilayered, well-plotted and highly suspenseful novel. A PLACE OF HIDING is a complex and absorbing tale populated with interesting and chameleon-like characters. At first, fa

Die zehnjährige Charlotte ist verschwunden, und ihre Mutter, die Politikerin Eve Bowen, wittert ein abgekartetes Spiel. Schließlich ist Leo, der Vater ihrer unehelichen Tochter, der Chef einer Boulevardzeitung, die nach Sensationen und Großauflagen giert. Erst als Charlotte tot aufgefunden wird, erfährt Inspector Lynley von dem Fall.01Die Amerikanerin Elizabeth George hatte von Jugend an ein ausgeprägtes Faible für die britische Krimitradition. Psychologische Raffinesse, präziser Spannungsaufbau und ein unfehlbarer Sinn für Dramatik charakterisieren ihre Bücher. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Anthony Award, dem Agatha Award und dem Grand Prix de Litérature Policière. Die Autorin lebt in Huntington Beach/Kalifornien.

An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II. It is from this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard dead: his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentored—any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder. As family and friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James find that seemingly everyone on the history-haunted island has something to hide. And behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In order to bring this person to justice, the St. James must delve into Guernsey's dark history—both past and present—and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all. In A Place of Hiding, bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, suspenseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss...and the higher truths to which we must all ultimately answer

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow, his ancestral home, the woman he wishes to marry. But the savage murder of a local journalist soon becomes the catalyst for a lethal series of events which shatters the calm of the picturesque Cornish community.

An einem regnerischen Abend wird eine Frau in London überfahren. Es handelt sich ganz klar um Mord. Inspector Lynley und Barbara Havers sehen sich bald schon einem düsteren Familiendrama gegenüber, in dem überzogener Ehrgeiz, falsch verstandene Liebe und verzweifelte Lügen bereits vor zwanzig Jahren tödliche Konsequenzen hatten. Und sie erleben verblüfft, dass man sie von höchster Stelle aus in ihren Ermittlungen zu behindern sucht. Doch Lynley und Havers lassen sich davon nicht beirren ... Finden Sie weitere Bücher von diesem Autor Aus dieser Kategorie

The second novel in the Inspector Lynley mystery series. An isolated Scottish mansion is the venue for a reading of a controversial new play. But on the first evening, the playright is savagely murdered. One of the suspects is Helen Clyde - the woman Lynley loves.

Elena Weaver, a student at St Stephen's College, Cambridge, exudes intelligence and sexuality. Then one day she is bludgeoned to death. Called into the rarefied world of academia, Inspector Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers, find a tangled web of love, obsession and desire.

The first novel in the Inspector Lynley mystery series. Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse. Her first words are I did it. And I am not sorry. As Lynley investigates, he uncovers a series of shocking revelations that shatter the peaceful Yorkshire village.