What Came Before He Shot Her, (Paperback)

from alice443

When I began this book -- despite the title -- I really did not understand what I was reading, gradually it dawned on me. I was reading the back story to the death of Helen Lynley. It isn't a mystery or a detective story it is a psychological sociological tale of horror. The story is unremittingl...

from buchstabendompteurin

Zweifellos hat es Elizabeth George besonders am Herzen gelegen, diese Geschichte zu erzählen: Im Mittelpunkt steht der zwölfjährig Mischlings-Junge Joel Campbell, der mit seinen Geschwistern Vanessa und Toby in einer sozial schwachen Wohngegend Londons lebt. Die Kinder stammen aus schwierigen Fam...

from JanetinLondon

This is a story about three siblings - Ness, Joel and Toby, who have had a difficult start to their lives. Their mother is in a mental institution and their father was killed in front of their eyes when he got caught in the cross fire of a gang battle. It is also the story of the various people w...

from alice443

When I began this book -- despite the title -- I really did not understand what I was reading, gradually it dawned on me. I was reading the back story to the death of Helen Lynley. It isn't a mystery or a detective story it is a psychological sociological tale of horror. The story is unremittingl...

from Jaie22

I love the Lynley series. But this book, which isn't a police procedural and only tangentially involves the series regulars, outshines the rest and proves George could write in any genre she chose. There are at least two stories for every crime, and it's fascinating to inhabit the one we so rarel...