• Deception on His Mind

  • Inspector Lynley, Book 9
  • By: Elizabeth George
  • Narrated by: Donada Peters
  • Length: 22 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (242 ratings)

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Deception on His Mind

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

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.

©1997 Susan Elizabeth George (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"One of George's best.... insightful, tense and compassionate." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Deception on His Mind falls smartly into place in [George's] literate, impassioned series, one of today's best." (Chicago Tribune)

"Typically extravagant: long on ambition, long on characterization...it's tough to resist the pull of George's storytelling once hooked." (USA Today)

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always love Elizabeth George

Good mystery and enjoyed learning more of traditional Pakastani culture and the challenges for the next generations.

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Engrossing read

I was captivated from page one on.
Unable to put down until early morning and then continued to listen until the end.
I need a nap because of my lack of sleep. A book that will ruin your sleep schedule.

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Adventurous Sidetrip

Wasn't sure about an Elizabeth George without Inspector Lynley - but time spent with Barbara Havers entertains and enthralls.

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Another good one!

fabulous performance. I love the friendship developing between Barbara Havers and Hadiya & her dad! not sure of proper spelling since I've only heard, not read, her name. LOL!

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Fantastic Listen

My first Elizabeth George novel but certainly not my last. Great twists and turns and plot twists. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

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closure

I love Barbara. I love her strengths and her flaws. This was a great story but I need closure for Sala and her brother to more than pay for his crimes.

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Her best ever!

I don’t know how Elizabeth George continues to come up with so many amazing, deep and confounding stories! This has it all, deceit, racism, chauvinism, power plays. I can’t recommend this enough.

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DS Barbara Havers forever!

This was a great novel for one reason. It was a Barbara Havers exclusive.

She is my favorite character in the series. I was hoping she might get the sack and become a PI in her own series.

Too bad.

My favorite since Missing Joseph.

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soo what happened tho?

no closure on Salah/Theo/gma/Rachel. very weird loose ends. I like Barbara best tho and would prefer she be the lead to all of these, so it was nice that this book was only about her.

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always addictive! so consistently good

love love Donata Peters narration...her voice is captivating ...I would listen to anything she reads

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