For the Sake of Elena, Elizabeth George
For the Sake of Elena, Elizabeth George
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For the Sake of Elena

Author: Elizabeth George

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 14 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/25/2018


Synopsis

Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her for the first time. In her clingy dresses and dangling earrings she exuded a sexuality at odds with the innocence projected by the unicorn posters on her walls. While her embittered mother fretted about her welfare from her home in London, in Cambridge—where Elena was a student at St. Stephen's College—her father and his second wife each had their own very different image of the girl. As for Elena, she lived a life of casual and intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and goals to achieve—until someone, lying in wait along the route she ran every morning, bludgeoned her to death.

Unwilling to turn the killing over to the local police, the university calls in New Scotland Yard. Thus, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, enter the rarefied world of Cambridge University, where academic gowns often hide murderous intentions.

For both officers, the true identity of Elena Weaver proves elusive. Each relationship the girl left behind casts new light both on Elena and on those people who appeared to know her best—from an unsavory Swedish-born Shakespearean professor to the brooding head of the Deaf Students Union.

What's more, Elena's father, a Cambridge professor under consideration for a prestigious post, is a man with his own dark secrets. While his past sins make him neurotically dedicated to Elena and blind to her blacker side, present demons drive him toward betrayal.

About The Author

Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty psychological suspense novels, four young adult novels, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, two Edgar nominations, and both France's and Germany's first prize for crime fiction, as well as several other prestigious prizes. She lives in Washington State.Simon Vance is a stage, TV, and film actor who has narrated more than 200 audiobooks for which he has won multiple AudioFile Earphone Awards and Audie nominations. He has also been selected as an AudioFile Golden Voice. Formerly a BBC Radio newsreader in London, he now resides in Northern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on February 27, 2017

I enjoy this series. To me I feel that they are a light fluffy read. Some or better than others, but I feel like they just don't have enough action for me. Others will probably feel differently because I love my suspense more than a mystery. I have to say the ending of her series always gives a curv......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on June 05, 2020

Elizabeth George dubs her genre “literary mystery”. “For The Sake Of Elena”, 1992, observes viewpoints of life in spades: jazz, painting, and one’s art as a lifeline. We poignantly meet Helen’s post-partum depressed sister, Penelope, who worked at an art gallery. She reveals feeling like a baby mach......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on March 22, 2017

Fifth in the Inspector Lynley detective mystery series set in modern-day England and revolving around Tommy Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton, and his Scotland Yard partner, Barbara Havers. My Take It all comes down to love of one's craft, love for another, but mostly, love for one's self and how it aff......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 15, 2009

This has been my least favorite of the series so far. In fact, I would go so far as to say it was almost a deal breaker for me. If the following book in the series is more like this that the earlier books I am afraid I will not be back for the next. There was way to much psychologizing and developme......more

Goodreads review by Britta on December 28, 2022

This series is such a delight!......more


Quotes

"George is a master...an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery."—Chicago Tribune

"George goes to the head of her genre, with class."—People

"Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists."—The New York Times

"George's best work since her debut."—Kirkus Reviews

"If you're already a fan, just know that Elizabeth George is getting better and better. Carve out some time one weekend soon, stake out a cozy chair and wallow in her best yet."—Denver Post

"Powerful and deeply affecting, For the Sake of Elena is another satisfying addition to this superb series."—The Sun, Baltimore

"For the Sake of Elena is a rich, rewarding book and a top-notch mystery. It may be Elizabeth George's best yet....find it and buy it. You will want to read it again."—Mystery News