In Pursuit of The Proper Sinner: Summary and book reviews of In Pursuit of The Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George, plus links to an excerpt from In Pursuit of The Proper Sinner and a biography of Elizabeth George.
In Pursuit of The Proper Sinner
by Elizabeth George
Hardcover: Aug 1999,
596 pages.
Paperback: Oct 2000,
255 pages.
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.
BOOK REVIEWS
Media Reviews
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. An intricate, swiftly paced tale that brings back
the popular New Scotland Yard team of detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara
Havers....The mulitfaceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot
is the juiciest plum of all in this can't-put-down novel.
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. An intricate, swiftly paced tale that brings back
the popular New Scotland Yard team of detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara
Havers....The mulitfaceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot
is the juiciest plum of all in this can't-put-down novel.
The Wall Street Journal
Families are a recurring motif in Ms. George's tenth and most
absorbing novel blood families, extended families, professional families.
No ties are stronger--yet who ever solves the mysteries of these intimate
strangers?
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Miss George's work continues to amaze...she continues to expand the
mystery genre into serious, mind-absorbing fiction.... Powerful and
provocative...In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner joins its
predecessors in a growing line of dazzlingly brilliant novels.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Miss George's work continues to amaze...she continues to expand the
mystery genre into serious, mind-absorbing fiction.... Powerful and
provocative...In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner joins its
predecessors in a growing line of dazzlingly brilliant novels.
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