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To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale's lush green valleys. Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, the frightened Yorkshire villagers smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey, where they'd hidden to escape the ravages of Cromwell's raiders. Now into Keldale's pastoral web of old houses and older secrets comes Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton. Along with the redoubtable Detective Sergeant...
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"When 13-year-old Matthew Whately goes missing from Bredgar Chambers, a prestigious public school in the heart of West Sussex, aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley receives a call for help from the lad’s housemaster, who also happens to be an old school chum. Thus, the inspector, his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, and forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James find themselves once again outside their jurisdiction and deeply involved...
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“Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists.”—The New York Times
Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and Lady Helen Clyde in a superlative mystery that is also a fascinating inquiry into the crimes of the heart. Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton,
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Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancastershire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: The vicar of Wimslough, the man they had come to see, is dead—a victim of accidental poisoning. Unsatisfied with the inquest ruling and unsettled by the close association between the investigating constable and the woman who served the deadly meal, Simon...
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When country milkman Martin Snell makes his usual delivery to fifteenth-century Celandine Cottage one fine spring morning in Kent, he expects to be greeted by the cottage's seductive tenant, Gabriella Patten, not the ugly remains of a fire pointing to murder. A burnt-out chair, a peculiar pattern of soot on the walls, an asphyxiated corpse, two footprints, and a collection of discarded cigarette butts bring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his...
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With the runaway hardcover success of this novel, Elizabeth George has now secured her place as the most critically acclaimed literary mystery writer of her generation. In this dazzling novel of suspense that explores the incendiary themes of passion and betrayal, the sins of parents powerfully impact the lives of their children. The result is a tour de force read praised by reviewers and readers everywhere. Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid...
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Calder Moor is a wild and deadly place: many have been trapped in the myriad limestone caves, lost in collapsed copper mines, injured on perilous ridges. But when two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge, it is clearly not a case for Mountain Rescue. The corpses are those of a young man and woman. Each met death in a different fashion. Each died violently. To Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley,...
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 1
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Life in the peaceful Yorkshire village of Keldale is turned upside down when the local priest, Father Hart, stumbles upon a gruesome murder. Local farmer, William Tey, has been decapitated in his barn. His obese 16- year-old daughter, Roberta, is found next to her father's body in a severely traumatized state.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 2
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Lynley and Havers question Tessa, who paints a disturbing picture of life with William. To fill in the missing pieces, Lynley and Havers begin to search for Roberta's sister, Gillian. Strangely, opinions about her vary dramatically from one person to the next.
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When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a quiet London street, her death is clearly no accident. Someone struck her with a car and then deliberately ran over her body before driving off, leaving nothing behind but questions.
What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Who among the many acquaintances in her complicated and tragic life could have wanted her dead?...
What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Who among the many acquaintances in her complicated and tragic life could have wanted her dead?...
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 3
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When an old school friend contacts Lynley about a missing schoolboy, the inspector soon finds himself launching a murder inquiry.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 6
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Lynley and Havers are called to a tranquil Lancashire village to investigate the poisoning of the vicar, Robin Sage.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 5
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Lynley and Havers investigate the murder of a stunning young deaf Cambridge University student who was bludgeoned to death.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 4
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An avant-garde play is being read and during the reading, the playwright is murdered. However, the murder is not as easily solved as one might think.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 3
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When Lynley returns to his ancestral estate in Cornwall to celebrate his recent engagement to Helen, a brutal murder on the grounds sheds new light on the Inspector and his surprisingly dysfunctional family.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 4
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Lynley is honeymooning in Mexico when the body of a young Asian man is found on a secluded promontory, which provokes subsequent heated demonstrations about racist policing.
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Inspector Lynley Mysteries volume 2
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When radical Labour Minister Eve Bowen's 10-year-old daughter Charlotte is abducted, she's convinced it is a conspiracy to bring her and the government down.
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