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Payment in Blood

By: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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“The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mysteries now being published.”—Entertainment Weekly

The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer.

Emotions run deep in this highly charged drama, for the list of suspects soon includes Britain’s foremost actress, its most successful theatrical producer, and the woman Lynley loves. He and Havers must tread carefully through the complicated terrain of human relationships while they work to solve a case rooted in the darkest corners of the past and the unexplored regions of the human heart.

©1995 Elizabeth George (P)1995 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.
Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Highlander Crime Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"Satisfying indeed. Novelist Elizabeth George...has another hit on her hands." (Washington Post)

"A vivid cast of suspects, an appealing team of sleuths...a country-house setting that will put readers in mind of the best of Agatha Christie. For fans of this type of puzzle, Payment in Blood is a must." (Plain Dealer, Cleveland)

"A spectacular new voice in mystery writing...[George] invites comparison with both P.D. James and Ruth Rendell in the psychological interest of her characters and the intricacy and ingenuity of her plotting." (Los Angeles Times)

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Interesting story and good narration spoilt by poor quality sound and music that overrides dialogue instead of complimenting the performance. At times a little like listening to a scratch record. Disappointed!

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