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 Very hard to keep track of all the characters ... October 30, 2008
yet somehow Elizabeth George kept me reading. Still, I didn't find the book ultimately satisfying. The motive, when revealed, for one of the murders was simply not believable. Less of the cumbersome super-self-conscious "English" usage, but still more detailed description of furniture and such than is to my taste.
 An English Country-House Murder October 11, 2008
A Scottish estate turned into an elegant country inn, whose first guests are a famous theatrical producer and the stars, writer and director of the new play he is getting ready for the West End: ingredients for a classic English country-house murder mystery, especially when the playwright is found murdered in a locked bedroom. There are several people with immediately obvious motives, and a complex net of relationships among them(the playwright's sister is the lead actor's ex-wife; the producer is the estate owner's sister, and who exactly is the father of his daughter?) But Elizabeth George owes nothing to Agatha Christie, and this is no generic country-house murder mystery. When DI Thomas Lynley and his partner Sgt. Barbara Havers are sent to the scene in a highly irregular decision by their superiors at New Scotland Yard, the playwright's murder appears to have mysterious political implications-or is that a red herring? It certainly has personal implications for DI Lynley, who is unpleasantly surprised to find Lady Helen Clyde among the guests, with a very embarrassing alibi. As the complex plot unfolds, Lynley and Havers view the principal suspect from distinctly different, and clearly class-based, points of view. Thus the issue of social class, which permeates this series, is cleverly interwoven with the elements of the mystery, and the continuing cast of characters continues to be developed.
 Literature Lite September 30, 2008
Ms. George rarely, if ever, disappoints and this title is no exception. Lynley and Havers are at their contemptuous best while St. James and the ladies Helen and Deborah provide depth and nuance to this classic Brit crime novel.
A fine amalgamation of detective story and literature - just what we've come to expect from the George bibliography.
Repeat reading October 10, 2007
Rereading this book after several years. Still a great book and much better than the TV version.
Masterful August 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
EG's eye for detail is superb and she deftly weaves a plot of byzantine intricacy against a background of wonderful Scottish scenery and thespian intrigue. So accurate is her narrative that one forgets that it is fiction, and picks up the occasional reference that goes astray - e.g. the Royal Scottish Police helicopter, but that it is truly nit picking. This is a an engaging read that fully entertains and leaves me looking for the next one.
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