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'George is one of the best crime novelists around – there's a richness and psychological depth to her work which lifts it well above genre fluff.' (Time Out )
'Her account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading.' (Jessica Mann, Literary Review )
On WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER: 'She's brilliant.' (Guardian )
'Absolutely remarkable and a great achievement’' (Boyd Hilton, BBC Radio FiveLive )
On A TRAITOR TO MEMORY: 'Absorbing . . . the pleasure of the book is the slow, surprising and often shocking unravelling of the various links between the main characters' (Marcel Berlins, The Times )
'Her account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading.' (Jessica Mann, Literary Review )
On WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER: 'She's brilliant.' (Guardian )
'Absolutely remarkable and a great achievement’' (Boyd Hilton, BBC Radio FiveLive )
On A TRAITOR TO MEMORY: 'Absorbing . . . the pleasure of the book is the slow, surprising and often shocking unravelling of the various links between the main characters' (Marcel Berlins, The Times )
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'George is one of the best crime novelists around -- there's a richness and psychological depth to her work which lifts it well above genre fluff.' -- Time Out 'Her account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading.' -- Jessica Mann, Literary Review On WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER: 'She's brilliant.' -- Guardian 'Absolutely remarkable and a great achievement" -- Boyd Hilton, BBC Radio FiveLive On A TRAITOR TO MEMORY: 'Absorbing ... the pleasure of the book is the slow, surprising and often shocking unravelling of the various links between the main characters' -- Marcel Berlins, The Times
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had a good look through the reviews once I'd read this and was a little surprised to see how low a rating it received in some quarters. I think the comments on Elizabeth George "showing off" are very unfair. It is unnecessary for a writer to have direct experience of a certain type of community and the research she has obviously done on the surfing fraternity, and indeed on typical West Country villages has been put to excellent use. As I belong to both I am surprised at the authenticity within the book given that, presumably, EG "belongs" to neither.
Because "belonging" is a large part of what this book is all about, both inside and outside direct family life. There are probably not enough murders to satisfy fans who like a higher body count and whilst the ending suited me beautifully (it is realistic apart from anything else) it wouldn't suit everyone. Lynley, recovering from his own personal tragedy, is not the front running feature which fans of Elizabeth George are maybe looking for but if you can separate this a little from the story then it is a beautifully claustrophobic book with more emphasis on relationships than on murder. Not having read the one in which the tragedy befalls him it has made me want to do so. It is full of undercurrents, angst, anger and passion all seething beneath the service and, whilst her use of overtly Cornish names can be a little irritating, surely it is worth seeing past this? There are some very good characters and their development, whilst slow, is revealing and frequently touching. Madness and love run throughout the pages.
I enjoyed it very much. I enjoyed all her early Lynley books but this is the first of the later ones which I have picked up and I wasn't disappointed. It is more stand alone than some of the others but none the less valid for that.
Because "belonging" is a large part of what this book is all about, both inside and outside direct family life. There are probably not enough murders to satisfy fans who like a higher body count and whilst the ending suited me beautifully (it is realistic apart from anything else) it wouldn't suit everyone. Lynley, recovering from his own personal tragedy, is not the front running feature which fans of Elizabeth George are maybe looking for but if you can separate this a little from the story then it is a beautifully claustrophobic book with more emphasis on relationships than on murder. Not having read the one in which the tragedy befalls him it has made me want to do so. It is full of undercurrents, angst, anger and passion all seething beneath the service and, whilst her use of overtly Cornish names can be a little irritating, surely it is worth seeing past this? There are some very good characters and their development, whilst slow, is revealing and frequently touching. Madness and love run throughout the pages.
I enjoyed it very much. I enjoyed all her early Lynley books but this is the first of the later ones which I have picked up and I wasn't disappointed. It is more stand alone than some of the others but none the less valid for that.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this more than I enjoyed Ms George's last two books but still felt that the actual story was too brief for such a long winded book - tighten the whole thing up a bit, lose about 150 pages, and this would have been a good snappy little book!
But I DID enjoy it on the whole and thought there were some interesting characters.
I'd been thinking that this series had gone completely off the boil but this one has certainly regained some of the ground lost in the previous few. Whereas I thought I wouldn't be looking at many more of her books, I'll be happy to read the next one!
But I DID enjoy it on the whole and thought there were some interesting characters.
I'd been thinking that this series had gone completely off the boil but this one has certainly regained some of the ground lost in the previous few. Whereas I thought I wouldn't be looking at many more of her books, I'll be happy to read the next one!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read most of Elizabeth George's books. I was very moved and disturbed by "What Happened Before He Shot Her". I would agree with most of your revewers' comments that this book has too many characters, with too many esoteric pseudo Cornish names, and that that makes it difficult to keep up with the story. Also there are some obvious mistakes that a person who is writing about Britain but who is not British might make, but which jar terribly with us Brits. For instance when did we last have Austin cars? Ms George should surely have known this - if she did not
then her research has not been very good.
then her research has not been very good.
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Very disappointing
This is the third Elizabeth George book I have read - the other two were absorbing and kept the interest through to the end - but unfortunately Careless in Red was more of a review... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss Marple
Beginning of the end
Beginning of the end of my enjoyment of the EG/Lynley series books. Long on waffle, short on plot. What was with the weird names? Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Reader
Audio book is abridged
This audio book is only 11 hours. It was a big disappointment that it is abridged. I could in no way get this information before I bought it.
The novel itself is good. Read more
The novel itself is good. Read more
Published 5 months ago by SVANTE HELLSING
not very good
I did not particularly enjoy this book, although I persisted to see 'whodunnit'
I thought the characters were unbelievable and the names ridiculous. Read more
I thought the characters were unbelievable and the names ridiculous. Read more
Published 7 months ago by marg24
Careless in red - I could not have cared less ...
... about any of the characters including Lynley and Havers.
What was it with all the weird names anyway? Read more
What was it with all the weird names anyway? Read more
Published 9 months ago by Reader's Digest
Absolutely awful!
I thoroughly enjoyed the early Lynley novels and having finished one always eagerly anticipated the next offering. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Pigwin
So boring
I gave up after 50 pages, I've read a lot of EG's books and throughly enjoyed them but this is beyond a joke, the characters were so dreary I could no continue its put me off... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Susanna Kelly
A meandering maudlin muddle.
I have just ploughed my way through this lengthy crime novel, which is so bloated (568 pages) that it fell apart before I finished it, and feel absolutely swizzled. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. Katharine Kirby
Over-written
I am a major fan of Elizabeth George. However, I will not be reading anymore of her books. At just under 600 pages it is way too long, and completely over-written. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Josey Wales
Disappointing
I could not get into this story at all and gave up altogether after a few chapters, no longer caring what happened to any of the characters, including lovely Inspector Lynley. Read more
Published 14 months ago by madcatliz
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