• Missing Joseph

  • Inspector Lynley, Book 6
  • By: Elizabeth George
  • Narrated by: Donada Peters
  • Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (253 ratings)

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Missing Joseph

By: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Donada Peters
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Publisher's summary

Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancastershire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: The vicar of Wimslough, the man they had come to see, is dead - a victim of accidental poisoning.

Unsatisfied with the inquest ruling and unsettled by the close association between the investigating constable and the woman who served the deadly meal, Simon calls in his old friend Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Together they uncover dark, complex relationships in this rural village, relationships that bring men and women together with a passion, with grief, or with the intention to kill.

Peeling away layer after layer of personal history to reveal the torment of a fugitive spirit, Missing Joseph is award-winning author Elizabeth George's greatest achievement.

©2008 Elizabeth George (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"[George] proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists." (The New York Times)

"Layered, intricate...deftly plotted, highly atmospheric." (Publishers Weekly)

"A totally satisfying mystery experience." (Denver Post)

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Slow but interesting

A little on the slow side but still interesting. Could have done without Sir James and his wife’s issues.

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whiney

could be the era it was written but women are so whiney and insufferable, this one was more of a slog than the others. some beautiful writing here and there as always.

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Chapter numbers

A good deal of confusion with the chapter numbers seems very careless to me A A competent copy editor would have been able to fix that problem

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Something wrong w the sound

This narrator is very able and famous, but I found the sound mix too shrill. It was a struggle and tainted the listening experience.

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Disappointing

I love Elizabeth George’s inspector Lynley series. This one left a lot of lose ends.

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Too much explicit sex.

None of the other books had this kind of explicit language. I really love Linley and the Sgt. but this book really was a shocker. The story was convoluted and hard to follow. I hope the rest are NOT like this one.

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Too much explicit sex

I have been reading this series in order and this is the first time I was totally turned off. I finished because I wanted to know The Who and the why but it was too much sex. I often listen without headphones but could not do that at all.

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George's Darkest Yet

This is the darkest and most violent in the Lynley series yet (which I am listening to in chronological order), but it is also thoughtful and reveals more of our beloved characters' deeper thoughts. I enjoyed the theme that weaved the mystery and the familiar characters together (especially Debra), subtle at first and then more clearly.

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Great story, excellent presentation.

In this book, the author has stepped up her game, presenting the reader with an elegant, complex plot, written in lyrical prose.
Highly recommended read.

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Disappointing

Definitely a disappointment. Not Elizabeth George’s best work and certainly not enough of Barbara Havers

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