Careless in Red
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Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.
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It Keeps Going and Going....
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The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a 12-year-old boy. Who is he? Where did he come from? And what were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bleak, pedantic but...love Elizabeth George
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Just One Evil Act
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A huge disappointment
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bravo!
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With No One as Witness
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 249
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In With No One as Witness, her 13th novel, Elizabeth George has crafted an intricate and absorbing story sure to enthrall her listeners. Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, along with his longtime partner, the fiery Barbara Havers, and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Winston Nkata, is back and on the hunt for a sinister killer.
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1 out of 5 stars
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ABRIDGED, ABRIDGED, ABRIDGED
- By Kathleen on 04-18-05
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This Body of Death
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- Length: 23 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 702
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 426
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Thomas Lynley is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. His former team doesn't trust the leadership of their new department chief, Isabelle Ardery, but Lynley may be the sole person who can see beneath his superior officer's hard-as-nails exterior to a hidden and possibly attractive vulnerability.
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- Length: 23 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It Keeps Going and Going....
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What Came Before He Shot Her
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4 out of 5 stars 77
The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a 12-year-old boy. Who is he? Where did he come from? And what were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bleak, pedantic but...love Elizabeth George
- By Rebecarol on 12-20-07
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Just One Evil Act
- A Lynley Novel
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 28 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Story4 out of 5 stars 630
Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara can't really help - Azhar had never married Angelina, and his name isn't on Hadiyyah's, their daughter's, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold. Azhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an Italian marketplace.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A huge disappointment
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An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey’s wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II. The St. Jameses must delve into Guernsey’s dark history - both past and present - and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bravo!
- By Lynne F on 01-29-19
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A Banquet of Consequences
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,039
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 940
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The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Elizabeth George's novel of crime, passion, and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire, deceit, and murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Front part actually boring
- By Nancy on 11-14-15
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A Traitor to Memory
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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"To listen is to be, but to play is to live...." So believes Gideon Davies, 28-year-old musical wunderkind, a virtuoso violinist whose talents are internationally celebrated. When Gideon finds himself center stage, unable to play, his tortured search for his music - and for the truth behind the appalling event that shaped his life - will lead him to the very heart of love's darkest manifestations.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
- By kw on 08-10-19
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
- Inspector Lynley
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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. This time, two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge. 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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Explicit
- By Carol on 01-19-20
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Balford-le-Nez is a dying seatown on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead on its beach, his neck broken, sleepy Balford-le-Nez ignites. Working solo without her longtime partner, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Sergeant Barbara Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer and a case very close to her own heart, but the terrible price people pay for deceiving others...and themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adventurous Sidetrip
- By Anne on 02-19-19
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In the Presence of the Enemy
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Hailed as the "king of sleaze", tabloid editor Dennis Luxford is used to ferreting out the sins and scandals of people in exposed positions. But when he opens an innocuous-looking letter addressed to him at The Source, he discovers that someone else excels at ferreting out secrets as well. Ten-year-old Charlotte Bowen has been abducted, and if Luxford does not admit publicly to having fathered her, she will die.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful
- By Bella on 11-28-18
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Playing for the Ashes
- Inspector Lynley, Book 7
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive." In her astonishing best-seller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder, and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing - and no one - is really what it seems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
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Missing Joseph
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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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.
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3 out of 5 stars
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whiney
- By Eva Elmer on 10-09-19
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For the Sake of Elena
- Inspector Lynley, Book 5
- By: Elizabeth George
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Elena lived a life of casual and intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and goals to achieve - until someone, lying in wait along the route she ran every morning, bludgeoned her to death. Unwilling to turn the killing over to the local police, the university calls in New Scotland Yard. Thus, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, enter the rarefied world of Cambridge University, where academic gowns often hide murderous intentions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Writing, Bad Plotting
- By Mark on 11-13-19
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A Suitable Vengeance
- Inspector Lynley, Book 4
- By: Elizabeth George
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 322
Two murders, one on the heels of the other, point in the direction of Thomas Lynley's younger brother Peter - a cocaine addict who ruins Thomas' engagement party, then disappears on the evening of the second murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read This Book First Even Though It's Fourth
- By April B. on 02-25-17
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The Punishment She Deserves
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- Narrated by: Simon Vance
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,635
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,508
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
The cozy, bucolic town of Ludlow is stunned when one of its most revered and respected citizens - Ian Druitt, the local deacon - is accused of a serious crime. Then, while in police custody, Ian is found dead. Did he kill himself? Or was he murdered? When Barbara Havers is sent to Ludlow to investigate the chain of events that led to Ian's death, all the evidence points to suicide. But Barbara can't shake the feeling that she's missing something.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time heals old wounds
- By wisconsinclark on 03-25-18
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Well-Schooled in Murder
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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5 out of 5 stars
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a splendid work of art!
- By Barry Frieder, MD on 07-16-19
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Payment in Blood
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- Narrated by: Davina Porter
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- Unabridged
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The producer of a troubled play invites the cast to spend the weekend in his remote Scottish Highlands estate to hash out the problems. When the housemaid finds the playwright murdered in bed, Thomas Lynley and his partner must unmask the villain.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fair for Elizabeth George
- By Jennifer Pineiro on 05-09-16
Publisher's Summary
It is barely three months since the murder of his wife and Thomas Lynley takes to the South-West Coast Path in Cornwall, determined to walk its length in an attempt to distract himself from his loss. On the 43rd day of this walk, he sees a cliff climber fall to his death, apparently witnessed by a surfer in a nearby cove. Shortly afterwards, Lynley encounters a young woman from Bristol whose personal history is a blank before her 13th year. These events propel him into a case that brings Barbara Havers from London and thrusts both detectives into a world where revenge is only one of the motives they must sift through to identify a killer.
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- Ina
- 11-01-12
One of the best
Not difficult to be utterly taken by Elizabeth George - she is one of the best crime novel writers ever. And I really appreciate the audio productions of her books hence would be delighted to find the earlier E. George novels (that I have all read) soon as audio books. I surely would buy them all!
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- Ruby
- 09-03-12
Maybe sounds better than the end result??
Would you try another book from Elizabeth George and/or Crispin Redman?
At the moment no. But a yet I am have to finish the novel (as it does not have any needs to want to listen to it!!) !!
Has Careless in Red turned you off from other books in this genre?
No not at all!
What didn’t you like about Crispin Redman’s performance?
Not much at all! Too over the top! uppertty!
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No!
Any additional comments?
No!
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- Carol Arrowsmith
- 11-13-19
Logistics issues
Started to listen. Straight to chapter 11!! Not good enough Audible. I’m sure book would be fine if I could start at chapter 1!!!
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- Stephanie
- 03-21-14
George at her best...
What did you like most about Careless in Red?
Everything..
What other book might you compare Careless in Red to, and why?
Believing the Lie - also very good...
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Not a particular one - enjoyed them all.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
No idea - not interested much in films
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- Julie
- 01-05-17
Glad to have Barbara Havers as the author wrote her, a Londoner. Sadly Barbara Havers with a Scottish accent made Believing The
Glad to have Barbara Havers as the author wrote her, a Londoner. Sadly Barbara Havers with a Scottish accent made Believing The Lie unreadable for me.
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- Yoga Satya
- 07-09-18
Well written but killed by narration
This really is about personal relationships with a murder thrown in. That doesn't mean that the process of finding the murderer is not well thought out and quite brilliant - it is both. But the interactions between the characters is the driving force and one in which George excels. As with any engaging personal dynamic, many characters were unlikeable or deeply flawed, others mildly flawed and no one was perfect (with the possible exception of Havers, who was brilliant in this book).
The narrator was my big problem. His style was overly dramatic and the voices highly unlikeable, with the exception of the obviously 'nice' characters.
In retrospect, a very good story, but a bit like pulling teeth to listen to.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-18
The eternal issues with parenting
While investigating a murder or two the reader gets to observe the dysfunctional family dynamics mainly focusing on the relationship between fathers and sons. A great read.