Inspektor Lynley Seria
Detektyw Thomas Lynley i jego partnerka Barbara Havers stają przed złożonymi i psychologicznie wymagającymi zbrodniami. Ich różne podejścia do śledztwa oraz osobiste życie tworzą napięcie, które jest kluczowe dla ich relacji. Akcja rozgrywa się w wiktoriańskiej Anglii, gdzie każdy przypadek staje się nie tylko zawodowym wyzwaniem, ale także osobistym testem moralności i tożsamości.
Polecana kolejność czytania
Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, who first appeared in "A Great Deliverance", investigates the murder of a playwright at a Scottish country house hotel, where the members of a West End theatre company have assembled for the first reading of a controversial new play.
Well-schooled in Murder
- 432 strony
- 16 godzin czytania
Author's style compared to P. D. James and Ruth Rendell.
A Suitable Vengeance
- 449 stron
- 16 godzin czytania
When Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and his fiancee, Deborah Cotter, arrive at Howenstow, Lynley's family home, they find the atmosphere rife with tension.
For the Sake of Elena
- 496 stron
- 18 godzin czytania
Elena Weaver, in her skimpy dresses and bright jewellery, exuded intelligence and sexuality. A student at St Stephen's College, Cambridge, she lived a life of casual but intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and targets to achieve. Until someone, lying in wait on the bank of the River Cam, where Elena went running every morning, bludgeoned the young woman to death. Called into the rarefied world of academia, Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers find a tangled skein of love, obsession and desire - a maelstrom of emotion that has claimed Elena Weaver's life.
Missing Joseph
- 359 stron
- 13 godzin czytania
Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancashire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: the vicar of Winslough, the man they had come to see, is dead - a victim of accidental poisoning. Unsatisfied with the inquest ruling and unsettled by the close association between the investigating constable and the woman who served the deadly meal, Simon calls in his old friend Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Together they uncover dark, complex relationships in this rural village, relationships that bring men and women together with passion, with grief, or with the intention to kill.
Playing for the Ashes
- 624 strony
- 22 godziny czytania
"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive." In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing For The Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems.
Dennis Luxford has made a career out of exposing scandal, and when he is offered another government sleaze story, his hesitation seems inexplicable. But at the heart of the scoop lies the kidnapping of his daughter. Inspector Lynley and Dectective Sergeant Havers are called in.
Deception on His Mind
- 752 strony
- 27 godzin czytania
A sleepy Essex fishing village ignites when a local immigrant is found dead on the beach. Sergeant Barbara Havers probes a deceptively complex and highly personal case that reveals the terrible price people pay for deceiving others and themselves. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
- 596 stron
- 21 godzin czytania
The central plot deals with two bodies found in a circle of prehistoric stones. Who were they? How did they get there? Did the victims even know each other? Detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers find themselves caught up in a mystery that grows more perplexing the longer they contemplate it. As usual with George, the mystery itself is well devised and a lot of fun to speculate on as you read. You don't think of the Agatha Christie style of novel as being overhauled, but in fact, a number of very good writers have been pushing the cozy into some brave new areas. Nancy Pickard, Joan Hess, and Carolyn Hart, to name just a few, have demonstrated that the cozy can be serious as well as seriously (or pointedly, if you prefer) funny. Over the past decade, Elizabeth George has also been pushing the Christie-style mystery into richer and more rewarding areas. Her new novel, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, is so rich in character, incident, and theme that one finally has to take it seriously, not just as a mystery but as a novel as well. I'm not going to say that it "transcends the mystery genre," because that's offensive to mystery writers. And rightly so. But I will say that, in much the same way that Sharyn McCrumb has expanded the range of the serious crime novel, George has also pushed her particular form to the limits.
A Traitor to Memory
- 1006 stron
- 36 godzin czytania
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley risks his career when Eugenie Davies is brutally murdered and discovers that she had been tied to an old murder investigation that could possibly involve his superior, Superintendent Malcolm Webberly, and as Thomas and his partners search for the truth, they must delve into dark secrets and passions of a prominent family to catch a killer. Reprint.
Agguato sull'isola
- 634 strony
- 23 godziny czytania
An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II. It is from this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard dead: his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentored--any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder. As family and friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James find that seemingly everyone on the history-haunted island has something to hide. And behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In order to bring this person to justice, the St. James must delve into Guernsey's dark history--both past and present--and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all. In A Place of Hiding, bestselling novelist Elizabeth George marks new territory in the darker landscapes of human relationships. She tells a gripping, suspenseful story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss...and the higher truths to which we must all ultimately answer.
When an adolescent boy's mutilated body is found, it doesn't take long for the police to realize that this is the work of a serial killer.
What Came Before He Shot Her
- 656 stron
- 23 godziny czytania
The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What chain of events could have led such a child from the housing estates of North Kensington to the elegant streets of Belgravia with such deadly intent? The answer to these questions is a complex mixture of fate and circumstance. Abandoned (albeit involuntarily) by his parents, Joel and two siblings are dumped on the doorstep of his aunt's house. Kendra, childless and with two marriages behind her, is doing her best to turn her life around; responsibility for three troubled children is not what she had in mind. Drugs, neglect, violence and poverty are commonplace in North Kensington. Joel does his best to look out for his family, but that involves a Faustian pact. And the Devil will have his pay.
Czerwień grzechu
- 563 strony
- 20 godzin czytania
Pogrążony w rozpaczy po tragicznej śmierci żony inspektor Scotland Yardu, Thomas Lynley, oddaje policyjną odznakę i wyrusza na samotną wędrówkę skalistymi wybrzeżami Kornwalii. Pewnego dnia natyka się na ciało młodego wspinacza leżące u stóp klifu. Instynkt i doświadczenie podpowiadają mu, że to nie był wypadek. Rzeczywiście, okazuje się, że ktoś majstrował przy uprzęży. Lynley mimo woli zostaje wciągnięty w śledztwo, początkowo jako świadek i pierwszy podejrzany. Relacje między mieszkańcami pobliskiego miasteczka, będącego mekką surferów, szybko okazują się bardzo zawiłe, a z czasem na jaw wychodzą dawne konflikty, pretensje, skrywane rodzinne tajemnice. Czy Lynleyowi uda się uporać z upiorami przeszłości i rozwikłać zagadkę zabójstwa?
„Powieść o potężnej sile sile oddziaływania”. Kate MosseInspektor Thomas Lynley wciąż przebywa na urlopie po tym, jak zamordowano mu żonę. Jego obowiązki w Scotland Yardzie tymczasowo przejmuje Isabelle Ardery. Wkrótce na cmentarzu w Stoke Newington zostają odnalezione zwłoki, co dla Izabelle oznacza konieczność samodzielnego poprowadzenia budzącego powszechne zainteresowanie śledztwa. Kobieta szybko zdaje sobie jednak sprawę, że będzie musiała pracować pod presją bezlitosnych mediów, patrzących jej na ręce. Liczne skandale wstrząsające Scotland Yardem pozostawiły bowiem po sobie atmosferę niepewności i niepokoju. Isabelle postanawia więc przekonać Lynleya do powrotu do czynnej służby. Tropy prowadzą tymczasem do parku narodowego New Forest i popełnionej przed wieloma latami zbrodni…. Z typową dla siebie umiejętnością wglądu w psychologię postaci, które przedstawia z całym bogactwem towarzyszących im emocji, Elizabeth George w mistrzowski sposób ponownie wprowadza inspektora Thomasa Lynleya w epicentrum akcji.
Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death. Recovering from the murder of his wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance. When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.
Just One Evil Act
- 720 stron
- 26 godzin czytania
When Hadiyyah Upman disappears from London in the company of her mother, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is as devastated as the girl's father. They are her close friends as well as neighbours, but since the child is with her mother, nothing can be done. Five months later, Hadiyyah is kidnapped from an open air market in Lucca, Italy, and this triggers an investigation in the full glare of the media spotlight. Barbara's clever manipulation of the worst of London's tabloids forces New Scotland Yard to become involved. But rather than Barbara herself, her superior officer DI Thomas Lynley is assigned to handle a situation made delicate by racial issues, language difficulties, and the determination of an Italian magistrate to arrest and convict someone - anyone - for the crime.
A Banquet of Consequences
- 676 stron
- 24 godziny czytania
"As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful fae of country life to discover a twisted world of desire, deceit, and murder. The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his tragedy and how far might the consequences reach? Is there a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? After various career-threatening issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter with a bestselling feminist writer and her pushy personal assistant gives her a connection to the Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime" --
The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel: 17
- 608 stron
- 22 godziny czytania
Award-winning author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: Lynley and his pugnacious and deeply loyal Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers find themselves up against one of the most sinister murder cases they have ever encountered.When a Member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard requesting an investigation into the suicide of the son of one of his constituents in the beautiful town of Ludlow, the Assistant Commissioner sees two opportunities in this request: the first is to have an MP owing him a favour, and the second is to get rid of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, whose career at the Met has been hanging by a thread for quite some time. So he assigns Havers to the case and for good measure partners her with the one person who shares his wish to see the back of her, Detective Chief Superintendent Isabelle Ardery.But Ardery has her own difficulties. She is not happy to be sent away from London and as a result is in a rush to return. This causes her to overlook things, important things, and prevents her from uncovering an earlier crime that set everything in motion.
Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery - New York TimesAward-winning author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series.
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