Search - A Great Deliverance (Thomas Lynley, Bk 1)

I love Elizabeth George novels--they always have a complicated plot you can't figure out right away or even until the end when it's revealed--unlike a lot of other murder mystery writers where you've got it figured out way in the beginning. And the characters are each full-bodied.

What can I add that no one has said yet about this g-r-e-a-t mystery writer. Forget the TV series! It's a pale shadow compared to the books. What's really neat about the book is that you see the story from the perspectives of so many of the characters. And such a lot of intriguing layers! Great mystery writing.

And this is where it all began...Thomas Lynley working a case with Barbara Havers. This won several awards for best debut novel in the mystery genre-and well deserved!

This is the first in her Lynley/Havers series of tightly written, thought provoking novels. The way Ms. George creates characters, they feel as if they really are your friends, neighbors and/or enemies. WARNING: If you read this book you WILL become seriously addicted to excellent mystery writing!

Agatha winner for best first novel, although it is not a cozy by any means. It has a much more complex plot than the TV version. This book has some violent scenes.

This is the first book by Elizabeth George I have ever read but believe me it won't be the last

Named one of the century's 100 favorite mysteries by the independent mystery booksellers association. Highly gripping murder mystery.

A terrific read. Complex but not disturbing, with rich character development. My first Elizabeth George, but not my last!

I'm just starting this series and I enjoyed this first book in the series so much that I'm looking forward to read them all.

The story was very good. I really like all the characters and the setting of England is great.

My reason for not giving 5 stars was that I felt the author left me with questions about the personal lives of the characters.

This is the first time I haave read this author, it was a very good murder mystery

To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale's lush green valleys. Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, the frightened Yorkshire villagers smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey, where they'd hidden to escape the ravages of Cromwell's raiders.

Now into Keldale's pastoral web of old houses and older secrets comes Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton. Along with the redoubtable Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley has been sent to solve a savage murder that has stunned the peaceful countryside. For fat, unlovely Roberta Teys has been found in her best dress, an axe in her lap, seated in the old stone barn beside her father's headless corpse. Her first and last words were "I did it. And I'm not sorry."

Yet as Lynley and Havers wind their way through Keldale's dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a shattering series of revelations that will reverberate through this tranquil English valley—and in their own lives as well.

Lynley has been sent to solve a savage murder that has stunned the peaceful country side. For fat, unlovely Roberta Teys has been found found in her best dress, an axe in her lap,seated in the old stone barn beside her fathers headless corpse. Her first words were * I did it. And I'm not sorry*

The beginning of the Lynley/Havers series, in which they work together for the first time.

To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale's lush green valleys. Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, the frightened Yorkshire villagers smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey, where they'd hidden to escape the ravages of Cromwell's raiders.

Now into Keldale's pastoral web of old houses and older secrets comes Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton. Along with the redoubtable Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley has been sent to solve a savage murder that has stunned the peaceful countryside. For fat, unlovely Roberta Teys has been found in her best dress, an axe in her lap, seated in the old stone barn beside her father's headless corpse. Her first and last words were "I did it. And I'm not sorry."

Yet as Lynley and Havers wind their way through Keldale's dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a shattering series of revelations that will reverberate through this tranquil English valley--and in their own lives as well.

Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are sent to solve a particuarly savage murder; but things are not always what they seem. Fat, unlovely Roberta is found in her best dress, an axe in her lap, seated next to her father's headless corpse. A great who-dun-it.

Great story line, if a bit dark at the end...

Inspector Thomas Lynley and Det. Sgt. Barbara Havers travel to Yorkshire to solve a savage ax murder.

If you are a Lynley-Havers fan, this book is a must-read. It chronicles their first case together and the beginning of their successful partnership and provides a lot of underlying information about the other personal relationships that run through this series. To top it off, the murder investigation has enough twists and turns to satisfy any mystery lover.