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'A page-turning treat' (Sunday Times )
'Gripping from start to finish' (Daily Mail )
'Gripping from start to finish' (Daily Mail )
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'A page-turning treat' -- Sunday Times 'Gripping from start to finish' -- Daily Mail
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a long, complex and convoluted read so if you prefer your investigations more linear then this might be one to avoid. George is as interested in character development as she is in the mystery and that shows particularly here.
When Eve Bowen's daughter goes missing, she is sure that the girl's father is behind it and so she does nothing. But the truth is far more complex and painful than her reading allows, and the emotional fallout from this event far broader than anyone expects.
Lynley and the ever-irritating Helen take a back seat in this book which is probably a good thing, and Havers gets to manage an investigative strand outside London for herself.
I don't want to say too much as the plot is long and complex, involving Tory politicians (think Maggie Thatcher and Edwina Currie), tabloid editors, and the run-up to an election.
The clues are meticulously planted in the narrative but with great sleight of hand, something I'd never really associated with George before. This shows her starting to move away from the purely detective novel (which, sadly, leads to some of her worst books later) but here she pulls it off magnificently.
When Eve Bowen's daughter goes missing, she is sure that the girl's father is behind it and so she does nothing. But the truth is far more complex and painful than her reading allows, and the emotional fallout from this event far broader than anyone expects.
Lynley and the ever-irritating Helen take a back seat in this book which is probably a good thing, and Havers gets to manage an investigative strand outside London for herself.
I don't want to say too much as the plot is long and complex, involving Tory politicians (think Maggie Thatcher and Edwina Currie), tabloid editors, and the run-up to an election.
The clues are meticulously planted in the narrative but with great sleight of hand, something I'd never really associated with George before. This shows her starting to move away from the purely detective novel (which, sadly, leads to some of her worst books later) but here she pulls it off magnificently.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Elizabeth George's series featuring Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers is a distinguished one. Most books in the series are masterpieces of character development. The best ones are also marvelous plots that will leave you thinking.
In the Presence of the Enemy is by far the weakest of the books in the series. Unless you feel compelled to read every book in the series, I suggest you skip this one.
The character development is mostly about two narcissists, the career obsessed Eve Bowen, M.P., and her one-time lover, tabloid sleaze-jockey, Dennis Luxford. Now if you really find it entertaining to read about successful people who are hollow inside, feel free to read this book. But there's no reward for staring at the hollows in these two.
The plot provides an above-average mystery, but one that will leave you with a bad taste in your mouth.
The story? A young girl, Charlotte Bowen, has been kidnapped and her kidnapper threatens to murder her if Luxford doesn't acknowledge his "eldest child." Luxford is willing to do that, but Eve Bowen believes that it's just a publicity stunt that Luxford cooked up to embarrass the Tories. Evidence to the contrary fails to move Eve who seeks out help from Simon St. James instead. Simon involves Deborah and Lady Helen, and that sets them all up for a confrontation with Lynley when he finds out what they have been doing behind his back.
Perhaps the best part of the story comes as Barbara Havers struggles to handle one end of the investigation on her own. It's a challenge . . . that almost exceeds her ability to handle.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Since one of the negative reviews has been placed 3 times, this seems rather an unbalanced rating.
This was the first George book I read, and I was astonished. I did'nt know there were people writing like this.
An absolutely gripping story.
This was the first George book I read, and I was astonished. I did'nt know there were people writing like this.
An absolutely gripping story.
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My order for "In the Presence of the Enemy" (E. George, paperback) was placed on 4th April. I have not received it to date.
Published 12 months ago by BookwormCH
Take it for what it is!
I enjoy reading for reading's sake, this is a novel, not fact, so the story is fictional!!! I loved this book, it is what it is! Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2008 by Mrs. S. I. Morgan
A Very Disappointing Read
Elizabeth George's series featuring Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers is a distinguished one. Most books in the series are masterpieces of character development. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Donald Mitchell
A Very Disappointing Read
Elizabeth George's series featuring Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers is a distinguished one. Most books in the series are masterpieces of character development. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Donald Mitchell
A Very Disappointing Read
Elizabeth George's series featuring Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers is a distinguished one. Most books in the series are masterpieces of character development. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Donald Mitchell
If you're a police officer or vicar, don't bother with this!
This is the second Elizabeth George novel and I'm afraid it will be my last. She writes well, - excellent story, good characters, surprising twist at the end. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001
Not the best Lynley and Havers yet.
I enjoyed this Lynley and Havers book but Ive enjoyed others more. If you like this team you'll like the book, as they are all good.
Published on 17 Feb 2000
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