Inspector Lynley In the Presence of the Enemy, Book 8, (Paperback)

from MiserableLibrarian

Tommy and Barb are drawn into a case of a dead girl who may not have died if St. James and Deborah had called the Yard when they first learned the girl had gone missing. Helen and Simon both see a side of Lynley that they'd just as soon not, and Havers lands her first stint as the primary investi...

from maryreinert

The young daughter of a member of Parliament is found murdered which uncovers many hidden secrets including the father of the young girl who is an editor of a tabloid opposed to the current government. The Barbara Havers and other inspectors once again appear. The ending was a surprise and I felt...

from LisaMaria_C

Of the eight Lynley novels I've read, I'd rank this third, after the first, A Great Deliverance and the third, Well-Schooled in Murder. Not that I felt that way through Part One, which is almost another book I'd rate much lower--for two reasons. First, that first part involves only that Tiresome ...

from hardlyhardy

Elizabeth George's 1996 mystery "In the Presence of the Enemy," the first of her books I have read, is a gem. I can understand why so many readers rate this author and this particular novel so highly. Although it is more than 600 pages long, there is not one dull page. And although it has numerou...

from kishields

Gripping murder investigation as Inspector Lynley and Havers rush to prevent a serial child murderer of claiming a victim held for blackmail purposes. The characters are absorbing and although the book is long it is a page-turner. I'd love to read more of this series and watch the BBC miniseries ...