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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. But this time, when two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge, it is clearly not a case for Mountain Rescue. 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. For the unfortunate Nicola Maiden was the daughter of a former officer in an elite undercover unit, a man Lynley once regarded as a mentor. Now, as Lynley struggles to find out if Nicola's killer was an enemy of her father's or one she earned herself, a disgraced Barbara Havers, determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her longtime partner, crisscrosses London seeking information on the second murder victim. Yet the more dark secrets Lynley and Havers uncover, the more they learn that neither the victims nor the suspects are who they appear to be. And once again they come up against the icy realization that human relationships are often murderous...and that the blood that binds can also kill.
Summary
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. But this time, when two bodies are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge, it is clearly not a case for Mountain Rescue. 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. For the unfortunate Nicola Maiden was the daughter of a former officer in an elite undercover unit, a man Lynley once regarded as a mentor. Now, as Lynley struggles to find out if Nicola's killer was an enemy of her father's or one she earned herself, a disgraced Barbara Havers, determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her longtime partner, crisscrosses London seeking information on the second murder victim. Yet the more dark secrets Lynley and Havers uncover, the more they learn that neither the victims nor the suspects are who they appear to be. And once again they come up against the icy realization that human relationships are often murderous...and that the blood that binds can also kill.
Author Notes
Elizabeth George was born on February 26, 1949, in Warren, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of California in Riverside and a master's degree in counseling/psychology from California State University at Fullerton. She taught English in high school for about thirteen years before leaving to become a full-time writer. She is the New York Times and internationally best selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her novel, A Great Deliverance, won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere in 1989. Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages and featured on television by the BBC. She is also the author of a young adult series set on the island where she lives in the state of Washington. Her title's include Edge of Light, The Edge of the Shadows, The Edge of the Water, I, Richard, and The Punishment She Deserves.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Elizabeth George was born on February 26, 1949, in Warren, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of California in Riverside and a master's degree in counseling/psychology from California State University at Fullerton. She taught English in high school for about thirteen years before leaving to become a full-time writer. She is the New York Times and internationally best selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her novel, A Great Deliverance, won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere in 1989. Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages and featured on television by the BBC. She is also the author of a young adult series set on the island where she lives in the state of Washington. Her title's include Edge of Light, The Edge of the Shadows, The Edge of the Water, I, Richard, and The Punishment She Deserves.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (6)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Selfish children grow up to betray their parents in bestselling author George's (Deception on His Mind) latest suspense novel, which opens with David King-Ryder, a renowned Andrew Lloyd Webber-like British musical writer/producer, committing suicide on the eve of his successful comeback. How his untimely death ties in with a double homicide in the Derbyshire countryside showcases George's brilliance in concocting an intricate, swiftly paced tale that brings back the popular New Scotland Yard team of detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers. Newly married Detective Inspector Lynley takes the case at the request of Andy Maiden, a former colleague who made his name as a notable undercover agent. Maiden's headstrong daughter Nicola is one of the murder victims, and when her choice to forgo a law career to become a professional dominatrix is painstakingly unearthed by the estimable detectives, Maiden, among others, becomes a prime suspect, as do Nicola's blue-blooded boyfriend, Julian Britton, and his jealous cousin, Samantha McCallin. George spices up the investigation with a side plot about Lynley and Havers's relationship, now complicated since Havers is facing demotion and disciplinary suspension for her insubordination during a previous assignment. When the redoubtable Havers links the second murder victim, Terry ColeÄa struggling artist who turns out to be a get-rich-quick schemerÄto the dead composer King-Ryder, Lynley dismisses his former partner's intuitive leaps and the two sleuths lock horns. George builds plausible motives for all of the suspects while simultaneously revealing the private lives of her admirable detectives with an engaging mix of subtlety and bravado. The multifaceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot is the juiciest plum in this can't-put-down novel. Agents, Robert Gottlieb, Marcy Posner, Stephanie Cabot of William Morris agency. Major ad/promo; author tour; BDD audio. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
George delivers infinitely more than the requisite deception and murder in this, her tenth novel, which adds further dimension to her now-familiar cast of not-just-cardboard characters. Even the book title has significance beyond the obvious. Is the "sinner" the brutal murderer who took two lives? Or the young woman who chooses prostitution over a career in law? Or the teenage hustler who answers a phone call that changes the rest of his life? Or Scotland Yard detective Barbara Havers for having disobeyed a superior's orders? Or even inspector Thomas Lynley for forgetting that judgment and duty, loyalty and heart, are inextricably entwined. If readers want a fuller picture of the crusty but tender Havers' departmental difficulties or her relationship with her delightful neighbor, eight-year-old Hadiyyah Azar, they may want to read George's previous book, Deception on His Mind (1997). But there is enough unobtrusively supplied background here to allow readers to follow the investigations and personal relationships without difficulty. A rich and complex British mystery, masterfully plotted, thoughtful, and bursting with clever complications. You really won't know whodunit or why until the end. --Stephanie Zvirin
Library Journal Review
Moral ambiguities and red herrings abound in George's tenth novel, as Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the murder of two seemingly unconnected victims found together on a lonely British moor: a young man and the daughter of a former colleague. George may have gone overboard here with her penchant for complex plotting, as Lynley, the local police, and Barbara Havers (on Lynley's team) pursue different suspects, among them the slain woman's many lovers, clients (she's just taken up S&M as her sex-for-hire specialty), and father. Ultimately, it is Havers, on the outs with Lynley for failing to follow orders in Deception on His Mind, who breaks the case. Throughout, Lynley grapples with moral dilemmas: How far will he go to help his former boss, the murdered woman's father? Can he ever trust Havers again? And, finally, can he accept his own fallibility and forgive himself for his role in his colleague's death? But Lynley's moral agonies are becoming tedious, and even George's many fans may find themselves tiring of her particular brand of psychological mystery/morality tale. Buy for demand. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/99.]ÄFrancine Fialkoff, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Selfish children grow up to betray their parents in bestselling author George's (Deception on His Mind) latest suspense novel, which opens with David King-Ryder, a renowned Andrew Lloyd Webber-like British musical writer/producer, committing suicide on the eve of his successful comeback. How his untimely death ties in with a double homicide in the Derbyshire countryside showcases George's brilliance in concocting an intricate, swiftly paced tale that brings back the popular New Scotland Yard team of detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers. Newly married Detective Inspector Lynley takes the case at the request of Andy Maiden, a former colleague who made his name as a notable undercover agent. Maiden's headstrong daughter Nicola is one of the murder victims, and when her choice to forgo a law career to become a professional dominatrix is painstakingly unearthed by the estimable detectives, Maiden, among others, becomes a prime suspect, as do Nicola's blue-blooded boyfriend, Julian Britton, and his jealous cousin, Samantha McCallin. George spices up the investigation with a side plot about Lynley and Havers's relationship, now complicated since Havers is facing demotion and disciplinary suspension for her insubordination during a previous assignment. When the redoubtable Havers links the second murder victim, Terry ColeÄa struggling artist who turns out to be a get-rich-quick schemerÄto the dead composer King-Ryder, Lynley dismisses his former partner's intuitive leaps and the two sleuths lock horns. George builds plausible motives for all of the suspects while simultaneously revealing the private lives of her admirable detectives with an engaging mix of subtlety and bravado. The multifaceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot is the juiciest plum in this can't-put-down novel. Agents, Robert Gottlieb, Marcy Posner, Stephanie Cabot of William Morris agency. Major ad/promo; author tour; BDD audio. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
George delivers infinitely more than the requisite deception and murder in this, her tenth novel, which adds further dimension to her now-familiar cast of not-just-cardboard characters. Even the book title has significance beyond the obvious. Is the "sinner" the brutal murderer who took two lives? Or the young woman who chooses prostitution over a career in law? Or the teenage hustler who answers a phone call that changes the rest of his life? Or Scotland Yard detective Barbara Havers for having disobeyed a superior's orders? Or even inspector Thomas Lynley for forgetting that judgment and duty, loyalty and heart, are inextricably entwined. If readers want a fuller picture of the crusty but tender Havers' departmental difficulties or her relationship with her delightful neighbor, eight-year-old Hadiyyah Azar, they may want to read George's previous book, Deception on His Mind (1997). But there is enough unobtrusively supplied background here to allow readers to follow the investigations and personal relationships without difficulty. A rich and complex British mystery, masterfully plotted, thoughtful, and bursting with clever complications. You really won't know whodunit or why until the end. --Stephanie Zvirin
Library Journal Review
Moral ambiguities and red herrings abound in George's tenth novel, as Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the murder of two seemingly unconnected victims found together on a lonely British moor: a young man and the daughter of a former colleague. George may have gone overboard here with her penchant for complex plotting, as Lynley, the local police, and Barbara Havers (on Lynley's team) pursue different suspects, among them the slain woman's many lovers, clients (she's just taken up S&M as her sex-for-hire specialty), and father. Ultimately, it is Havers, on the outs with Lynley for failing to follow orders in Deception on His Mind, who breaks the case. Throughout, Lynley grapples with moral dilemmas: How far will he go to help his former boss, the murdered woman's father? Can he ever trust Havers again? And, finally, can he accept his own fallibility and forgive himself for his role in his colleague's death? But Lynley's moral agonies are becoming tedious, and even George's many fans may find themselves tiring of her particular brand of psychological mystery/morality tale. Buy for demand. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/99.]ÄFrancine Fialkoff, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.