Search - Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, Bk 3)

Kellie S. (acountkel) reviewed 1/5/2007...
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Another great one by George! This was about Barbara and her Pakistani neighbor. She finds out he is called away to the beach to help out some family in crisis. She figures out through press releases that he is there to help his family with the murder of the future son-in-law. Since she is on leave to recover from her injuries from the last book, she decides to go to the coast and see if she can see what’s going on. She finds out, the lead investigator is someone she went to the academy with. Emily. Emily lets her in on the case and it takes off from there. This is strictly about Havers. Lynley, and Helen are on their honeymoon and St. James and Deborah do not appear. The plot revolves around the relationship between the Pakistani’s and the local British who are trying to live in harmony in this coastal town. The murder exposes true prejudices and Barbara ends up in the middle. George is a master at the mystery and suspense. Her plots are so intricate, she weaves her way to grab your attention and you are caught in the web till the end. She has become one of my favorite authors.

Loretta F. (rettaliny) reviewed 12/19/2008...
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So far I am enjoying The Inspector Lynley series but this one was a disappointment. Maybe because Lynley wasn't in it.

I found that it really dragged for me. Ms. George loves the English language and obscure vocabulary and she uses both to the hilt here. I thought the book could have been 500 pages not 700. And the "who done it" was a let down.

Sherri B. (dremiel) reviewed 7/13/2005...
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My favorite Inspector Lynly/DS Havers Mystery thus far.

Liese S. (bookaddict) reviewed 8/31/2005...
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Elizabeth George--excellent, as always! for the genre.

Helen K. (Billie-K) reviewed 10/28/2005...
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Balford-le-Nez is a dying seacoast town on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead, the sleepy town ignites. Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers arranges to have herself assigned to the investigation, but this time, she'll have to solve the crime without her longtime partner Detective Inspector Lynley. Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer and a case very close to her own heart, but the terrible price people pay when they deceive others -- and themselves.