Kellie S. (acountkel) reviewed on 2/1/2007 + 94 more book reviews

(#11 of the Havers-Lynley series) WowThis was another masterpiece by George. I have never read another book like the ones George puts out. These are ingenious. Amazons rating does not do it justice. This author, in my humble opinion, is ingenious. The book is about many things. The main plot is about a family. A family torn apart by lies and murder. Although, George always starts the book out in a very mysterious way. Not with the Havers-Lynley character or any regular in the series. It usually is something to grab you and take hold so you are cast under her spell. This was about Gideon, the violin player who suddenly has lost the ability to play. He enters psycho therapy with Dr. Rose so he can peel back the layers of emotional damage he has repressed for all of these years about the sister who disappeared from his life when he was young and the tragedy behind her death and of the life of a protegy and all the pressure that goes along with it. Webberly, Lynley and Havers boss who was involved with Gideons mother. An affair secretly kept from his wife. He is hit by a car soon after Eugenies murder. All of the people involved in this tangled web are developed in the most intimate way. The story within the story. The story of the regulars. Helen is pregnant and no one knows. They are afraid to tell Deborah because of her history of miscarriages. Webberlys wife who has been home bound for so long and cant leave the house even after he is struck down. Nkata who is investigating the woman convicted of the murder of Gideons sister Sonia. Validating her alibi but also finding an emotional attraction to her roommate and son. There was so much to this book. Yes, I was a bit intimidated by the 1,000 page paperback. But, it was worth the read. Definitely worth the read and I am looking forward to the next one.

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