Judy W. (dellrosie) reviewed Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley, Bk 7) on + 46 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
One of her best!
This was the first Inspector Lynley mystery series that I read. Kept me up past my bedtime reading more than one night! Great characters, multi-layered mystery, and a few unexpected plot twists. Lynley and Havers are a great sleuth team for Scotland Yard. I've read and enjoyed all of the Inspector Lynley series.
Helpful Score: 3
George is a gifted writer who spins rich, colorful, mesmerizing, multifaceted stories that combine an absorbing mystery with provocative insights into her characters' innermost thoughts and emotions. Her latest story once again features Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his sidekick, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Chalk and cheese when it comes to background, philosophy, style, and personality, Lynley and Havers easily forget their differences when a tough homicide needs solving--take, for example, the asphyxiation death of renowned, all-England cricket player Kenneth Fleming. The duo's inquiries turn up some disturbing facts about the cricket star. Not only was his personal life a shambles, but he had a very odd relationship with a former teacher. The case is more byzantine than any Lynley and Havers have encountered in their years as a crack homicide team, and even when they've identified Fleming's killer, the file isn't really closed.
Helpful Score: 1
One of a series by an American writer who writes about British police procedures with a continuing set of characters.
Helpful Score: 1
This book really explores the psychology of love, obsession, and possession in almost every imaginable relationship - between friends, lovers, parents and children, co-workers, mentor and protege, teacher and student. The plot, which centers on the murder of a star athlete, moves quickly to uncover suspect after suspect, all with valid motives for the crime. The characters are rich and deep. Excellent read.
