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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 )
'Her account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading.' (Jessica Mann, Literary Review )
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It is barely three months since the murder of his wife and Thomas Lynley takes to the South-West Coast Path in Cornwall, determined to walk its length in an attempt to distract himself from his loss. On the forty-third day of this walk, he sees a cliff climber fall to his death, apparently witnessed by a surfer in a nearby cove. Shortly afterwards, Lynley encounters a young woman from Bristol whose personal history is a blank before her thirteenth year. These events propel him into a case that brings Barbara Havers from London and thrusts both detectives into a world where revenge is only one of the motives they must sift through to identify a killer.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tightly written with minimal murdering,
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This review is from: Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 15) (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.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bitterly disapointed,
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This review is from: Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 15) (Hardcover)
I have been so looking forward to the latest instalment in the Lyndley chronicles but I am sorry to say this book has been a complete let down. The main thing that I really hated were the names of the characters a minor point I know but this really irritated me. The book didn't ring true somehow ......when I think of her first books ,which were brilliant and unputdownable, it is hard to believe they were written by the same author, to be honest I think she has given us three dud books on the trot and I wonder if she has just run out if steam.I hope not .
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Elizabeth George is tired of her characters but keeps churning on,
This review is from: Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 15) (Hardcover)
I used to be a big fan of Elizabeth George, but I'm disappointed in her latest effort. Though I didn't mind that she killed off Helen (her weakest character, a very irritating and shallow creation, I, for one, was not too grieved by her departure), I have the distinct impression that she is more than tired of her old standard characters (Lynley, Havers, and the rest). That's the explanation, IMO, for her "What Came before ..." in which she escaped from the usual storylines and characters. Since it wasn't well received, I'm guessing she "had" to go back to the old formula, but it just isn't working for me anymore. I could tell who'd done it quite early on, I missed Havers and did not care for or believe in any of the people described. Dairdre was very shallow, unconvincing and hastily sketched, I couldn't believe Lynley would be interested in her (though his interest in Helen was also puzzling ... Hm ... I can see a pattern there). Maybe Ms George should really break free of this series, explore completely new pastures and then, perhaps come back to it refreshed creatively ? If not, I fear it's irredeemably on its way down.
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