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I Wanted This Book to End So Badly

A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George

August 23, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

This was my least favorite of George’s reads. It went on forever. The two narrative styles did not fit. I already guessed at who did what and it was a long winding road to get there. The Webberly thing read as ridiculous after a while. Lynley is even more of an ass in this one. It felt like a lot of things happened without a lot of police work to get people to where they needed to go. I liked the book focusing on memory […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Traitor to Memory, Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley #10, mystery

Classic's CBR11 Review No:195 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Traitor to Memory, Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley #10, mystery ·
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The Fallout

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner by Elizabeth George

August 23, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Not too much to say except that reading about the fallout from Haver’s actions in the last book drove this one a lot. Havers is still with the force, but demoted. Lynley feels as if Havers was not properly punished for what she did and is reluctant to work with her again. Through a new case though (the investigation into two young people who are found murdered) Havers works mostly with Winston Nkata in this one. So we get to see a new dynamic between […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Elizabeth George, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, Inspector Lynley #10, mystery

Classic's CBR11 Review No:194 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Elizabeth George, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, Inspector Lynley #10, mystery ·
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