In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner - Hardcover

George, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340688831 ISBN 13: 9780340688830

Publisher: Bantam, 1999

Synopsis

A tight clean first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wrapper, not price clipped/ex library or a book of the month edition.\nAward winning novelist Elizabeth George (A Great Deliverance, Well-Schooled in Murder) returns with In Pursuit of a Proper Sinner, her 10th instalment in the Lynley-Havers series. Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley has his work cut out for him: two mutilated corpses are found in a prehistoric stone circle in Derbyshire. One is the daughter of Lynley's former mentor Andy Maiden. \n\nWhat's more, the Inspector's partner Barbara Havers has been suspended and is facing criminal charges of assault and attempted murder. Was Havers really saving a drowning child or was she disobeying orders? Why then did she fire a rifle at the Detective Chief Inspector and how could Lynley ethically justify it? As he grapples with the ramifications of his partner's radical insubordination, the case in Derbyshire grows in daunting complexity.

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Review

The narrative talents of English stage actor Derek Jacobi are put to excellent use in this intriguing mystery of a double murder most foul. Author Elizabeth George presents her popular detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers with one of their most grisly and difficult cases ever as they search for clues to a bloody crime while struggling to repair their own strained partnership. George's mystery bobs, weaves, twists, and turns from a packed West End theater through the sumptuous halls of a country manor and into the desolate reaches of the high country moors before revealing its delightfully wicked and suspenseful conclusion. Jacobi tackles the complex plot and diverse cast of characters with relish, working his theatrical skills into an outstanding performance. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney

From the Back Cover

Elizabeth George's novels have appeared regularly on international bestseller lists since the publication of her first book in 1988. She divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London.

"George delivers exceptionally well-written prose, a super cast and complex psychological themes."
-- USA Today

"Ms. George's...most absorbing novel."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"George writes like Agatha Christie at the top of her game...a joy."
-- The Washington Post Book World

"George has proved herself a master of the english mystery, with an ear for local language and an eye for the inner workings of Scotland Yard."
-- The New York Times

"Exquisitely written...[George] is a genius at drawing psychological revelations from an act as casualas choosing wallpaper."
-- Los Angeles Times

"No one else writes with the complexity, the style and the sophistication that [George] displays."
-- The Dallas Morning News

From the internationally bestselling author Elizabeth George
A Great Deliverance
Payment In Blood
Well-Schooled In Murder
A Suitable Vengeance
For The Sake Of Elena
Missing Joseph
Playing For The Ashes
In The Presence Of The Enemy
Deception On His Mind

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And Coming Soon In Hardcover:
A Traitor to Memory

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340688831
• ISBN 13: 9780340688830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456