A Banquet of Consequences: A Lynley Novel - Tapa dura

Praise for A Banquet of Consequences

"George's mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today."
--The Washington Post

"Irresistable."
--The Seattle Times

"Undoubtedly one of Ms. George's best mysteries, original in concept and fascinating in the breadth of its characters."
--The Washington Times

"As absorbing as her first book in this acclaimed series. . . . [George is] one of the reigning queens of the genre."
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Praise for Elizabeth George

"Elizabeth George is a superstar of the crime-fiction world, British Inspector Division. Deservedly so: Her tales always provide nuanced character studies and insights into social issues along with their intricate mysteries."
--The Seattle Times

"It's tough to resist the pull of [George's] storytelling once hooked."
--USA Today

"Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare."
--The Wall Street Journal

"George's . . . ability to continually enhance the portraits of Lynley, Havers, and other recurring characters while generating fully fleshed new ones for each novel is nothing less than superlative, and her atmospheric prose, complete with lovely and detailed descriptions of her setting, combines to add literary gravitas to her work . . . A worthy addition to her portfolio and one that simultaneously disturbs and satisfies."
--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"[Lynley is] one of the great character portraits in contemporary crime fiction."
--The Boston Globe

Inspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata looking behind the peaceful facade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit. 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? Following various career-threatening misdemeanours, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter with bestselling feminist writer Clare Abbott and her pushy personal assistant Caroline Goldacre gives her a connection to the Cambridge murder, Barbara begs DI Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime. Full of shocks, intensity and suspense from first page to last, A Banquet of Consequences reveals both Lynley and Havers under pressure, and author Elizabeth George writing at the very height of her exceptional powers.