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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Paperback)

by Elizabeth George (Author)
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  • Paperback: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; New edition edition (15 Jun 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 034068884X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340688847
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.4 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 233,675 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Award winning novelist Elizabeth George (A Great Deliverance, Well-Schooled in Murder) returns with In Pursuit of a Proper Sinner, her 10th instalment in the Lynley-Havers series. Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley has his work cut out for him: two mutilated corpses are found in a prehistoric stone circle in Derbyshire. One is the daughter of Lynley's former mentor Andy Maiden.

What's more, the Inspector's partner Barbara Havers has been suspended and is facing criminal charges of assault and attempted murder. Was Havers really saving a drowning child or was she disobeying orders? Why then did she fire a rifle at the Detective Chief Inspector and how could Lynley ethically justify it? As he grapples with the ramifications of his partner's radical insubordination, the case in Derbyshire grows in daunting complexity.

Once again, Elizabeth George delivers an intricately woven plot which efficiently navigates the reader through the book's 566 pages. Along the way, readers will be introduced to a delightful cast of supporting characters, from the dowdy Phoebe who finds the first gory cadaver to the stately Andy Maiden: "His face was drawn with exhaustion, and his growth of peppery whiskers fanned out from his moustache and shadowed his cheeks". And, of course, fans will get an eyeful of George's trademark; her vivid descriptions of death: "At her feet, a young man lay curled like a foetus, dressed head-to-toe in nothing but black, with that same colour puckering burnt flesh from eye to jaw on one side of his face". --Rebekah Warren --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great twisty mystery, 8 Jul 2000
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This was the first book by Elizabeth George that I had read so I wasn't sure what to expect. At first I thought her writing style was a little stilted, and it sometimes sounded like she was using big words just for the sake of them, but as the story got underway I was hooked. The detailed plot, full of twists and turns, kept me guessing till the end. Apart from the subject matter, it put me in mind of the Agatha Christie books I loved when I was a teenager. After reading this, I will be looking out for the earlier Elizabeth George books.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good plot, but PLEASE learn English as the English speak it!, 28 Sep 2000
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I have read some, but not all, of Elizabeth George's previous books. In all cases I have found the plots intriguing and gripping, but find that an American can not truely describe the English way of life, and this over-rides my enjoyment to some extent. We do not all drive Morris Minors, wear tweed or call rugby 'rugger'! Having said this, I would still recommend this book to a friend.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Initiation......., 31 Jan 2002
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into Elizabeth George. I had been encouraged to read her books previously, but after TVs demolition of Inspector Linley and Co (How come in the books he has blonde hair?)I was apprehensive. What a mistake! I could not put this down, yes it is long, but every sentence keeps you gripped. I had no idea who the killer was until the moment you are supposed to find out and, other than Robert Goddard, so many authers fail to keep the killers id anonymous. I wanted to scream at Barbara Havers to toe the line, but I'm glad she had the courage of her convictions! I can't wait for the next one. Highly recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Short on laughs
I usually like the high-class trashiness of Elizabeth George's writing, and the ludicrousness of the plots, but this one disappoints. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2003 by christinekendell

3.0 out of 5 stars Good plot but poor grasp of the English way of life
I like this book but the poor grasp of the English way of life is quite unbelieveable -try as I will I cannot believe an Assistant Commissioner would call a DS 'a slag' for... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is a really gripping read.I thoroughly recommend it!Couldn't put it down.
Published on 16 Aug 2000 by sally.bennett@virgin.net

3.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing but not one of her best
This is the latest in a series of quite long stories written now in an English detective tradition by an American. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Good plot; shame about the writing.
I have ploughed through all the Lynley titles, as the plots are quite ingenious, but the characterisations of the main protagonists are utterly unbelievable! Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
I have enjoyed her books in the past but this was tedious in the extreme. I usually pass on thrillers/detective novels but I would recommend this to no-one.
Published on 28 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story, but start at the beginning!
Apart from a rather dubious acceptance by Lynley at one stage that really doesn't ring true to his character, this is an excellent book and one of Elizabeth George's best... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2000 by Mr. D. J. Carr

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, complicated plot.
I really enjoy Elizabeth George, and have grown to love Havers over the years. Following her dismal home life, hygiene and dietary habits, which are all dire, I long for her to... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A long book, but an enjoyable read
This is a well-written but long novel, with good plot development. It is not until reasonably late that the murderer is known with any certainty - up until that time, any number... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A return to form
In Pusuit of The proper sinner represents return to form for George, although she runs the risk at this point of being over fond of her hero, just as Sayers was of Peter Wimsey... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1999

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