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"Those who haven't discovered Elizabeth George ... should rush to read Playing for the Ashes."
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In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again
find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Playing for the
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- PublisherThorndike Pr
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0786202815
- ISBN 13 9780786202812
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages945
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