Believing the Lie: A Lynley Novel Paperback - 2012
by Elizabeth George
After writing 16 Inspector Lynley novels, "New York Times"-bestselling author George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. She's poised to hook countless more. Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of a man and the digging soon reveals that a group awash in secrets, lies, and motives.
Summary
After writing sixteen Inspector Lynley novels, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. As USA Today put it, "It's tough to resist George's storytelling." With Believing the Lie, she's poised to hook countless more.
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.
Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect--Bernard's prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict--leads her to Nicholas's wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind.
Details
- Title Believing the Lie: A Lynley Novel
- Author Elizabeth George
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 624
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2012-12-31
- Features Maps
- ISBN 9780451237699 / 0451237692
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.4 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 3.56 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Undercover operations
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"Elizabeth George is a superstar of the crime-fiction world, British Inspector Division. Deservedly so: Her tales always provide nuanced character studies and insights into social issues along with their intricate mysteries."—The Seattle Times
"Devilishly complicated."—Entertainment Weekly
"A dense, twisty plot with characters who reveal the sad spectrum of human dereliction."—People
"George's...ability to continually enhance the portraits of Lynley, Havers, and other recurring characters while generating fully fleshed new ones for each novel is nothing less than superlative, and her atmospheric prose, complete with lovely and detailed descriptions of her setting, combines to add literary gravitas to her work...A worthy addition to her portfolio and one that simultaneously disturbs and satisfies."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Masterly…an intricate crime drama.”—Marie Claire
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