Thomas Lynley y Barbara Havers Serie

La serie sigue al detective Thomas Lynley y su compañera Barbara Havers mientras resuelven crímenes complejos y psicológicamente desafiantes. Sus diferentes enfoques para la investigación y sus vidas personales crean una tensión que es central en su relación. Los libros abordan cuestiones de clase, identidad y moralidad en la Gran Bretaña victoriana. Cada caso es no solo un desafío profesional para ellos, sino también una prueba personal.

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A Great Deliverance
Elizabeth George
332 páginas
12 horas de lectura
Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. Her first words are: 'I did it. And I am not sorry' and she refuses to say more. Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to solve this particularly gruesome murder. And as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village.
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Pago sangriento
Elizabeth George
445 páginas
16 horas de lectura
Barcelona. 18x12 cm. 448 p. Encuadernación en rúst. de editorial. Colección 'Jet'. Traducido del Inglés. Traducido por Murillo, Eduardo G .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 9788497590082; 8497590082
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Licenciado en asesinato
Elizabeth George
518 páginas
19 horas de lectura
Barcelona. 19 cm. 518 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. George, Elizabeth 1949-. Traducción de Eduardo G. Murillo. Traducción de: Well-schooled in murder .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 84-01-25008-0
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A Suitable Vengeance
Elizabeth George
449 páginas
16 horas de lectura
When Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and his fiancee, Deborah Cotter, arrive at Howenstow, Lynley's family home, they find the atmosphere rife with tension.
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Por el bien de Elena
Elizabeth George
536 páginas
19 horas de lectura
Barcelona. 18 cm. 536 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Biblioteca Elizabeth George', numero coleccion(5). George, Elizabeth 1949-. Traducción de Eduardo G. Murillo. Traducción de: For the sake of Elena. Biblioteca de Elizabeth George. numero coleccion( 5). Jet (Barcelona). 308/5 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 8497590023
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Missing Joseph
Elizabeth George
The power of parental love, a power which overrides all other considerations, all other loves and loyalties, but which can end in tragedy._
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Cenizas de rencor
Elizabeth George
718 páginas
26 horas de lectura
A tot zijn grote schrik treft Martin Snell op zijn vroege melkronde niet de zeer aantrekkelijke bewoonster van Celandine Cottage aan, maar slechts de geblakerde resten van het vijftiende-eeuwse landhuisje in Kent. Op de bovenste verdieping wordt het ontzielde lichaam van Kenneth Fleming, een vermaard cricketspeler, aangetroffen. Dood door verstikking, is al snel de conclusie. Wat deed Kenneth eigenlijk in Kent, terwijl iedereen aannam dat hij met zijn zoon op vakantie in Griekenland was? En welke rol speelden de drie vrouwen in zijn leven, die allemaal een motief voor de moord lijken te hebben? Inspecteur Thomas Lynley en brigadier Barbara Havers stuiten op een complex patroon van verstikkende relaties, waarin verwrongen verhoudingen, afwijzing en frustratie mensen soms aanzetten tot ongekende daden, waarbij liefde kan omslaan in allesvernietigende haat.
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In the Presence of the Enemy
Elizabeth George
625 páginas
22 horas de lectura
In London, a woman parliamentarian's daughter is kidnaped and a newspaper editor with whom the parliamentarian had an affair receives a call, threatening the girl's life unless he admits paternity. Inspector Lynley suspects the girl is behind it.
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Deception on His Mind
Elizabeth George
716 páginas
26 horas de lectura
When a member of the small but growing Asian community of Balford-le-Nez is found dead, the sleepy seaside town ignites, and Sergeant Barbara Havers, working without her long-time partner, must find the killer before the price of deception becomes more than anyone can afford. Reissue. (A PBS Mystery! presentation, airing August 2004, starring Nathaniel Parker & Sharon Small) (Mystery)
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
Elizabeth George
596 páginas
21 horas de lectura
The central plot deals with two bodies found in a circle of prehistoric stones. Who were they? How did they get there? Did the victims even know each other? Detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers find themselves caught up in a mystery that grows more perplexing the longer they contemplate it. As usual with George, the mystery itself is well devised and a lot of fun to speculate on as you read. You don't think of the Agatha Christie style of novel as being overhauled, but in fact, a number of very good writers have been pushing the cozy into some brave new areas. Nancy Pickard, Joan Hess, and Carolyn Hart, to name just a few, have demonstrated that the cozy can be serious as well as seriously (or pointedly, if you prefer) funny. Over the past decade, Elizabeth George has also been pushing the Christie-style mystery into richer and more rewarding areas. Her new novel, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, is so rich in character, incident, and theme that one finally has to take it seriously, not just as a mystery but as a novel as well. I'm not going to say that it "transcends the mystery genre," because that's offensive to mystery writers. And rightly so. But I will say that, in much the same way that Sharyn McCrumb has expanded the range of the serious crime novel, George has also pushed her particular form to the limits.
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A Traitor to Memory
Elizabeth George
722 páginas
26 horas de lectura
A Traitor to Memory
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A Place of Hiding
Elizabeth George
The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects. When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK - Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to avert this miscarriage of justice. There they find a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime occupation. In solving the crime, they must rely on their long-standing friendship with Inspector Lynley; they must also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties.
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With No One as Witness
Elizabeth George
592 páginas
21 horas de lectura
When the Metropolitan Police fail to realise a serial killer is at work, London ignites over the fact that the killer's victims are young black and mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by the community's activists and tabloids alike. Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley is given the case, and his Scotland Yard task force is soon handling more killings and a looming tragedy. Elizabeth George brings to the familiar subject of the serial killer a freshness and clarity of vision that provide illuminating insight into the psychological complexity of the tortured criminal mind. She does so within a richly textured, thrillingly suspenseful narrative that defies any reader to predict its outcome. Nor does she neglect our favourite characters, whose private lives provide an engrossing counterpoint to their professional duties.
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What Came Before He Shot Her
Elizabeth George
656 páginas
23 horas de lectura
The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What chain of events could have led such a child from the housing estates of North Kensington to the elegant streets of Belgravia with such deadly intent? The answer to these questions is a complex mixture of fate and circumstance. Abandoned (albeit involuntarily) by his parents, Joel and two siblings are dumped on the doorstep of his aunt's house. Kendra, childless and with two marriages behind her, is doing her best to turn her life around; responsibility for three troubled children is not what she had in mind. Drugs, neglect, violence and poverty are commonplace in North Kensington. Joel does his best to look out for his family, but that involves a Faustian pact. And the Devil will have his pay.
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Careless in Red
Elizabeth George
In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of Helen's death do not diminish. On the forty-third day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is indeed at work, and this time Lynley is not a detective but a witness and possibly a suspect. The head of the vastly understaffed local police department needs Lynley's help, though, especially when it comes to the mysterious, secretive woman whose cottage lies not far from where the body was discovered. But can Lynley let go of the past long enough to solve a most devious and carefully planned crime?
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This Body of Death
Elizabeth George
DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle Ardery, his temporary replacement at the Met, the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation. Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them - and especially Barbara Havers - on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media, so is quick - perhaps too quick - to pin the murder on a convenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and its outcome is both tragic and shocking.
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Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George
736 páginas
26 horas de lectura
Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death. Recovering from the murder of his wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance. When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.
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Un Acto De Maldad
Elizabeth George
688 páginas
25 horas de lectura
Cuando el profesor Azhar descubre que su hija de nueve años ha desaparecido de su casa en Londres junto con casi todas sus pertenencias, no tiene más opción que pedir ayuda a su vecina y amiga, la sargento Barbara Havers. Pronto se revela que la madre se ha llevado a la niña a Italia, a Lucca, para seguir a su nuevo amor. En un tira y afloja entre sentimientos y razón, Barbara se compromete a investigar el caso de manera oficiosa, lo que la lleva a problemas con sus superiores debido a sus ausencias injustificadas. Meses después, la niña desaparece realmente de un mercado local, atrayendo la atención de los medios. Scotland Yard es llamado, y Thomas Lynley, mentor de Barbara, se encarga de investigar el probable secuestro. Mientras tanto, Havers arriesga su carrera y mucho más, cuestionándose qué oculta Azhar tras la imagen del padre afligido. Junto a un obstinado inspector italiano, Lynley y Havers deben enfrentar una situación delicada, marcada por cuestiones raciales, dificultades lingüísticas y prejuicios culturales, que se complica aún más con el misterio de una muerte misteriosa.
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A Lynley Novel: A Banquet of Consequences
Elizabeth George
720 páginas
26 horas de lectura
Inspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata looking behind the peaceful façade 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.
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The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel: 17
Elizabeth George
608 páginas
22 horas de lectura
Award-winning author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: Lynley and his pugnacious and deeply loyal Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers find themselves up against one of the most sinister murder cases they have ever encountered.When a Member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard requesting an investigation into the suicide of the son of one of his constituents in the beautiful town of Ludlow, the Assistant Commissioner sees two opportunities in this request: the first is to have an MP owing him a favour, and the second is to get rid of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, whose career at the Met has been hanging by a thread for quite some time. So he assigns Havers to the case and for good measure partners her with the one person who shares his wish to see the back of her, Detective Chief Superintendent Isabelle Ardery.But Ardery has her own difficulties. She is not happy to be sent away from London and as a result is in a rush to return. This causes her to overlook things, important things, and prevents her from uncovering an earlier crime that set everything in motion.
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Something to Hide
Elizabeth George
704 páginas
25 horas de lectura
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. When a police detective is taken off life support after falling into a coma, only an autopsy reveals the murderous act that precipitated her death. She'd been working on a special task force within North London's Nigerian community, and Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is assigned to the case, which has far-reaching cultural associations that have nothing to do with life as he knows it. In his pursuit of a killer determined to remain hidden, he's assisted by Detective Sergeants Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. They must sort through the lies and the secret lives of people whose superficial cooperation masks the damage they do to one another.
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