A Suitable Vengeance, Elizabeth George
A Suitable Vengeance, Elizabeth George
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A Suitable Vengeance

Author: Elizabeth George

Narrator: Derek Jacobi

Abridged: 2 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000


Synopsis

“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, 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—because the evidence points to a killer within his own family.

Praise for A Suitable Vengeance

“Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifying complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.”—The Wall Street Journal

“George goes to the head of the genre, with class.”—People

About Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty psychological suspense novels, four young adult novels, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, two Edgar nominations, and both France's and Germany's first prize for crime fiction, as well as several other prestigious prizes. She lives in Washington State.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Randi Annie on May 29, 2020

When journalist Mick Cambrey is found dead, castrated, local opinion is that he got what was coming to him. Inspector Lynley of Scotland Yard investigates the murder in his hometown Howenstow where he knows everybody from his childhood. As the investigation proceeds another murder occurs. A Suitable......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on February 27, 2020

I have appreciated Elizabeth George’s talent, skill, and creativity from the beginning and collect her softcovers and hardcovers with pleasure. Crime mysteries are not the type I favour. But we acquaint her characters so well as family, who go to work in professional capacities and who all have good......more


Quotes

“George is a master . . . an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery.”Chicago Tribune“Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists.”The New York Times“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.”The Wall Street Journal“A master of the modern English mystery.”Entertainment Weekly