In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner: An Inspector Lynley Novel: 9

'The multi-faceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot is the juiciest plum in this can't-put-down novel.' -- Publishers Weekly on In Pursuit 'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most ... Captivating' -- The Times on Deception 'The best plotter in the mystery game, [her] elegant literate flow puts many Brits to shame' -- Time Out on Deception 'Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre.' -- Entertainment Weekly on Deception 'It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked.' -- USA Today on Deception She is a great storyteller. The totality is a big fat, satisfying book.' -- Frances Fyfield, Sunday Express on In Pursuit 'A compelling mystery,intricately plotted, with multiple twists and a satisfyingly devious finale. George is brilliant at juggling so many motives and so many suspects, keeping the reader enthralled, and coming up with such a clever solution.' -- Marcel Berlins, The Times on In Pursuit 'George's nine best-selling novels of psychological suspense are burnished with the internationalism that is a result of dividing her time between California and London' -- Times

When the body of Nicola Maiden, the daughter of a retired Scotland Yard undercover officer, is found near an unidentified body in the middle of a pre-historic stone circle in Derbyshire, Inspector Lynley is asked to lead the investigation into the deaths. Lynley must get to the bottom of the crime without the assistance of his long-time partner Sergeant Barbara Havers following her demotion as a result of an internal investigation. But Barbara Havers has plans of her own, and they involve the very case that Lynley is working on.