For The Sake Of Elena by Elizabeth George - ISBN: 9781444738308
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Cambridge secrets, deadly desires: Elena’s murder unravels a web of obsession.

For The Sake Of Elena

A thrilling, twisty Cambridge-set dark academia mystery featuring Thomas Lynley, now appearing on BBC1 and iPlayer

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    10 July 2012

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Summary

Elena Weaver, in her skimpy dresses and bright jewellery, exuded intelligence and sexuality. A student at St Stephen’s College, Cambridge, she lived a life of casual but intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and targets to achieve. Until someone, lying in wait on the bank of the River Cam, where Elena went running every morning, bludgeoned the young woman to death.

Called into the rarefied world of academia, Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444738308
ISBN-10:1444738305
Author:Elizabeth George
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:10 July 2012
Weight:400g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 34mm
Series:Inspector Lynley
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Critics Review

‘This excellent thriller is fast paced and believable with strong, well-rounded characters and an absorbing background’

Ingenious; very well and subtly done - Sunday Times

This excellent thriller is fast paced and believable with strong, well-rounded characters and an absorbing background - Today

Cunningly deceptive - Scotsman

About The Author

Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. She won the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France. In 1990 she was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as a New York Times and international bestselling author, Elizabeth George lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington.

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