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A Suitable Vengeance

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Random House Publishing Group, May 1, 2007 - Fiction - 464 pages
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.


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The plot is full of twists and turns. - Goodreads
The writing is rich as always. - Goodreads
And George is at the top of her game here plot-wise. - Goodreads

Review: A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4)

User Review  - Simona Mirlogeanu - Goodreads

The plot of this book is set in the past and the reader can now learn about Thomas Lynley and his relationship with his family and friends. It was a bit confusing in the beginnig, as I read that ... Read full review

Review: A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4)

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When you're reading a whodunnit and the crime doesn't appear until after page 100, you should take the hint that maybe it isn't the right book for you. I've read a few other Elizabeth George books and ...

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About the author (2007)

Elizabeth George's first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. A Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory, and I, Richard were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC.

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