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On compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Thomas Lynley is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. While Lynley works on the case in London, his former colleagues Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata follow the murde...

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Main Author: George, Elizabeth, 1949-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Harper, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Lynley, Thomas > Fiction.
Havers, Barbara (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Detectives > England > Fiction.
Women > Crimes against > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Great Britain. > Metropolitan Police Office. > Criminal Investigation Department. > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > England.
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Summary:On compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Thomas Lynley is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. While Lynley works on the case in London, his former colleagues Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata follow the murder trail south to the New Forest--and to an outcome that is both tragic and shocking.
Item Description:"An Inspector Lynley novel"-- Dust jacket.
Physical Description:692 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780061160882
0061160881
Author Notes:Elizabeth George was born on February 26, 1949, in Warren, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of California in Riverside and a master's degree in counseling/psychology from California State University at Fullerton. She taught English in high school for about thirteen years before leaving to become a full-time writer. She is the New York Times and internationally best selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her novel, A Great Deliverance, won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere in 1989. Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages and featured on television by the BBC. She is also the author of a young adult series set on the island where she lives in the state of Washington. Her title's include Edge of Light, The Edge of the Shadows, The Edge of the Water, I, Richard, and The Punishment She Deserves.

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