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I would like to file a Missing Person’s Report. Name: Inspector Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton. Description: Approximately six feet tall, blond hair, dark brown eyes, oozes class, intellect and emotional intelligence and an uncanny ability to read people. Inspires loyalty, desire and trust in e Leggi tutto

I was appalled at the idea that even though no crime was committed, Lynley and particularly the loathsome Deborah, felt they had the right to snoop into the personal business of just about everyone, particularly Alatea. What they learned was really none of their damn business. Deborah is a stereotyp Leggi tutto

Ugh. This is a phenomenally disappointing book. Technically, George is a great writer; but she used to marry that technical skill with interesting and believable plots and characters. Now, her strong writing style just emphasizes the many and glaring plot holes, inconsistencies, imbecilities, and out Leggi tutto

Believing The Lie would have to be one of the silliest and most disappointing books I've ever read. As a great fan of Elizabeth George's previous novels, I almost feel affronted at being given this piece of utter rubbish. Nothing about this book is believable, and the worst thing about it is the utt Leggi tutto

Elizabeth George is a writer whose fortunes, I think, have waxed and waned. I’ve been reading her for years, pretty much since she published her first book. Although many of her novels have a London setting I think that she has been particularly good at embracing other English settings such as Cornw Leggi tutto

Not the strongest of the Lynley series. I thought too much of the story was told through the "story-specific" characters and not enough through the regulars, especially in the first 200 or so pages. Havers had a smaller role than I would have liked (she is my favorite character), and Deborah left he Leggi tutto