The reigning queen of the British mystery, it turns out, is an Ohio native living in Washington State. Best known for her Inspector Lynley series, Elizabeth
George says that what drives her books is the psychological goings-on of her characters. She doesn't even mind, she says, if readers figure out the killer before
the end -- the motive will always be a surprise.
Which books in the Inspector Lynley series have you read? Reply to this message to talk about Elizabeth's books, or ask her for her insights.
A Great Deliverance
Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, along with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, has been sent to solve a savage murder that has
stunned the peaceful countryside of Keldale. For fat, unlovely Roberta Teys has been found in her best dress, an axe in her lap, seated in the old stone barn beside
her father's headless corpse. Yet as Lynley and Havers wind their way through Keldale's dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a
shattering series of revelations that will reverberate through this tranquil English valley -- and in their own lives as well.
A Suitable Vengeance
Lynley has brought to Howenstow, his family home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride. But the savage murder of a local journalist is the catalyst for a
lethal series of events that shatters the calm of a picturesque Cornwall village and embroils Lynley and St. James in a case far outside their jurisdiction -- and
a little too close to home. When a second death follows closely on the heels of the first, Lynley finds he can't help taking the investigation personally. The
evidence points to a killer within his own family.
Deception on His Mind
Balford-le-Nez is a dying seacoast town on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead, the sleepy town
ignites. Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers arranges to have herself assigned to the investigation, but this time, she'll have to solve the crime without her
longtime partner Detective Inspector Lynley. Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer and a case very close to her own heart, but the terrible price
people pay when they deceive others -- and themselves.
In Pursuit of the
Proper Sinner
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley is brought to Calder Moor to investigate the violent death of a young man and woman, discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle
of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge. The young woman was the daughter of a former officer in an elite undercover unit, a man Lynley once regarded as a mentor. Now,
as Lynley struggles to find out if her killer was an enemy of her father's or one she earned herself.
I, Richard
In these five original tales, George plumbs the depths of human nature as only she can. From the chilling tale of a marriage built on an appalling set of lies that
only death can reveal, to the title story about a penniless schoolteacher whose ambition turns murderous, I, Richard is filled with page-turning drama and
unmatched suspense.
What Came Before He Shot Her
The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard searching for answers. Who is the twelve-year-old boy who pulled the trigger?
What were the circumstances that led to his horrific act? That story begins on the other side of London, where the three mixed-race Campbell children are sent to live
with their aunt. The oldest, fifteen-year-old Ness, is headed for trouble as fast as her high-heeled boots will take her. That leaves the middle child, Joel, to care
for the youngest, Toby. But before long, Joel has his own problems with a local gang. To protect his family, he makes a pact with the devil -- a move that leads
straight to the front doorstep of Thomas Lynley.
See all titles by Elizabeth George.
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