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Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, Bk 9)
Deception on His Mind - Inspector Lynley, Bk 9
Author: Elizabeth George
Balford-le-Nez is a dying seatown on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community, is found dead on its beach, his neck broken, sleepy Balford-le-Nez ignites. Working solo, without her long-time partner Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Sergeant Barbara Havers must probe not only the mind of a murder...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553575095
ISBN-10: 0553575090
Publication Date: 10/1998
Pages: 752
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 140 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, Bk 9) on + 94 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
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 whats 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 Pakistanis 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.
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Helpful Score: 1
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.
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Cozy-Mystery-Reader avatar reviewed Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley, Bk 9) on + 16 more book reviews
Starts a little slow but then you hate to put it down. So many twists and turns. You won't know "who dun it" until the very end.
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Contemporary English mystery with a large cast of intelligent characters. And the villian is a tough one to ferret out!
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Part of a superbly written murder mystery series which takes place in England.


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