Il morso del serpente

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto

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 Leggi tutto