A suitable vengeance - Elizabeth George

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

Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and
Lady Helen Clyde in a superlative mystery that is also a fascinating inquiry into
the crimes of the heart.
Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow,
his family home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride.
But the savage murder
of a local journalist is the catalyst for a lethal series of events that shatters
the calm of a picturesque Cornwall village and embroils Lynley and St. James in a
case far outside their jurisdiction-and a little too close to home.
When a second
death follows closely on the heels of the first, Lynley finds he can't help taking
the investigation personally-because the evidence points to a killer within his own
family.

Praise for A Suitable Vengeance

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

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

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