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The Punishment She Deserves

An Inspector Lynley Novel, Book 20

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The Punishment She Deserves

By: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Julia Barrie
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Award-winning author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series.

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 certain uncomfortable facts. Soon the case is opened again, and this time it is Lynley who must accompany Havers to Ludlow, with little more than a week to save the Met's reputation and Barbara's job. And the more they investigate, the more it looks as if the suicide was part of a much more sinister pattern of events.

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These Inspector Lynley books are best read in order. This is number 17 in the series and Elizabeth George has developed the characters so well that they seem like old friends. This is a ripping yarn that will keep you guessing until the end. Well written and beautifully narrated by Julie Barrie who does very convincing dialogue and is a joy to listen to.

Another Inspector Lynley masterpiece

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Another great book from Elizabeth George. Her classic style with lots of characters all becoming intertwined with each other. Highly recommend!

5 stars

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very cleverly written, witty, with a really gripping story line, good ending and well read.

brilliant

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I found this book one of the most enjoyable and satisfying in the series. Well worth listening to.

enjoyable and satisfying

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Great story and the characters are really nicely developed. I would have given it five stars but I just wasn't really into all the sexy bits, they're not too bad but it just gets a bit much after a while.

Really enjoyable.

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