Search - With No One As Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels)

I just couldn't get into this book at all - it's very British and so much of the conversations and referrals were in British slang. I've read British authors often before, so I wonder if some books get "Americanized" before they are published across the pond. When there are some British slag in context I can decipher no problem, but this book made me feel like I was trying to read something in a foreign language!

I read this book out of sequence - I read What Came Before he Shot Her first. Amazingly it didnt matter. The two tragic stories blend together no matter which way they are read. George writes in a way to really pull you into the world of her stories and of course I cried when Helen died - it really didnt seem fair at all. But then when you know the story of the child who shot her - his life didnt seem very fair either. I hope George will pick up at least some of this story in a subseqent book.

I really enjoyed this book. I am not sure I like what the author decided to do in the life of one of the characters, but it was still a gripping story. I will be really interested to see what happens when she follows up with Lynley/Havers/Simon/Deborah.

Exciting, down to the last page. Surprising ending.

I was thrilled when I got this book. I love English mysteries. This book, the first Elizabeth George novel, I've read is awful to me. I made it to page 60 until I put it down. Sixty pages of a woman inspector whining because she was dropped in rank. Maybe the first 60 pages are suppose to bore you. Also maybe I'm not giving it a chance? But, so far, I hate it so bad that the only time I would think of picking it back up is when I run out of books to read.