In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, Elizabeth George
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, Elizabeth George
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

Author: Elizabeth George

Narrator: Donada Peters

Unabridged: 22 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/27/2018


Synopsis

Calder Moor is a wild and deadly place: many have been trapped in the myriad limestone caves, lost in collapsed copper mines, injured on perilous gritstone ridges. But this time, when two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge, it is clearly not a case for Mountain Rescue. The corpses are those of a young man and woman. Each met death in a different fashion. Each died violently.

To Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, brought in to investigate by special request, this grisly crime promises to be one of the toughest assignments of his career. For the unfortunate Nicola Maiden was the daughter of a former officer in an elite undercover unit, a man Lynley once regarded as a mentor. Now, as Lynley struggles to find out if Nicola's killer was an enemy of her father's or one she earned herself, a disgraced Barbara Havers, determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her longtime partner, crisscrosses London seeking information on the second murder victim.

Yet the more dark secrets Lynley and Havers uncover, the more they learn that neither the victims nor the suspects are who they appear to be. And once again they come up against the icy realization that human relationships are often murderous...and that the blood that binds can also kill.

About Elizabeth George

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on November 16, 2014

Number ten is superb and proves the series is worthy of reading I absolutely believe this novel proves George to be a literary writer. Without question she also writes with a feminine 'taint'. As long as men make the rules of what quality writing must consist of, the author probably will never comple......more

Goodreads review by Jeni on October 22, 2012

This was a long book. Too often, I find myself disappointed when I get to the end of a story; having grown to know the characters, becoming interested in the created community beyond the immediate concerns of the plot and just enjoying the ride. Ms. George's Inspector Lynley books are becoming longe......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on March 22, 2017

Tenth in the Inspector Lynley mystery series set at Scotland Yard in London. My Take This was such a sad story on so many levels. The end of a family line. The end of hopes. The useless death of an amazing person. In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner revolves around Nicola Maiden and her lifelong pursuit of......more

Goodreads review by Stef on June 22, 2020

The mystery itself is quite good and I have a soft-spot for Havers but the way race, class and especially gender play out in this book is extremely problematic and most of those problems are personified in the arrogant and charmless Lynley. Lynley manages to let his unacknowledged misogyny rule his r......more


Quotes

Praise for Elizabeth George:

"Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published."
--Entertainment Weekly

"It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked."
--USA Today

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

"George is a master....An outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery."
--Chicago Tribune

"Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare."
--The Wall Street Journal

"A fascinating list of subjects...wrenching stories...George conveys them all with exceptional grace."
--People

"George provides [a] sumptuous, all-out reading experience."
--Los Angeles Times