This Body of Death

DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle Ardery, his temporary replacement at the Met, the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation.

Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them - and especially Barbara Havers - on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media, so is quick - perhaps too quick - to pin the murder on a convenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and its outcome is both tragic and shocking.

“'The multi layered stories involving Lynley in London and his former colleagues in the backwaters of England offer such dynamic contrasts and take twisted turns so subtle you really can t see them coming that I was left blissfully guessing right to the final full stop...so much more satisfying than figuring it all out before we re supposed to... a richly deceptive and sinister murder mystery with inspired and intricate plot twists. - The Australian Women's WeeklyCrime writing at its best and a damn good book to curl up with for several hours. - Courier MailAny other writer would have difficulty sustaining the interest over 600 pages, but George again produces a page-turner...Impressive.' - The Sunday AgeThe Lynley series are marked by intricate plots and the latest will not disappoint fans. - The Illawarra MercuryThe reader can trust that labyrinthine plotting will eventually reveal the relationship between the paper and all the above... George's reader still rejoices that there is promise of more to come. - The Adelaide AdvertiserHurrah, another Inspector Lynley . . . This is crime writing at its finest. George's books are long, solid and wonderfully crafted; she is a modern Dorothy L Sayers. - Saga The author writes brilliantly and has an incredible ability to set a scene and create characters you want to know more about. - Sun”

'The multi layered stories involving Lynley in London and his former colleagues in the backwaters of England offer such dynamic contrasts and take twisted turns so subtle you really can t see them coming that I was left blissfully guessing right to the final full stop...so much more satisfying than figuring it all out before we re supposed to... a richly deceptive and sinister murder mystery with inspired and intricate plot twists. - The Australian Women's Weekly

Crime writing at its best and a damn good book to curl up with for several hours. - Courier Mail

Any other writer would have difficulty sustaining the interest over 600 pages, but George again produces a page-turner...Impressive.' - The Sunday Age

The Lynley series are marked by intricate plots and the latest will not disappoint fans. - The Illawarra Mercury

The reader can trust that labyrinthine plotting will eventually reveal the relationship between the paper and all the above... George's reader still rejoices that there is promise of more to come. - The Adelaide Advertiser

Hurrah, another Inspector Lynley . . . This is crime writing at its finest. George's books are long, solid and wonderfully crafted; she is a modern Dorothy L Sayers. - Saga

The author writes brilliantly and has an incredible ability to set a scene and create characters you want to know more about. - Sun

Elizabeth George is an Edgar and Macavity Nominee and an internationally bestselling author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. Her first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honoured with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in France. Her novels have been adapted for television by the BBC as the Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle Ardery, his temporary replacement at the Met, the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation. Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them - and especially Barbara Havers - on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media, so is quick - perhaps too quick - to pin the murder on a convenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and its outcome is both tragic and shocking.

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