Believing the lie [LP]
In this novel Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates ot...
Main Author: | George, Elizabeth, 1949- |
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Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Waterville, Me. :
Thorndike Press,
2012.
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Edition: | Large print ed. |
Series: |
Inspector Lynley novel ;
17. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
In this novel Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives. Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect, Bernard's prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict, leads her to Nicholas' wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind. |
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Item Description: |
Thorndike Press large print basic. |
Physical Description: |
971 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781410445155 1410445151 |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |