A Suitable Vengeance

“Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.”—Entertainment Weekly

“George goes to the head of the genre, with class.”—People

“P. D. James has a polished literary eloquence all her own, but George provides the same kind of sumptuous, all-out reading experience.”—Los Angeles Times

“Even more intricate than George’s deftly handled plot . . . are the paths etched by her anguished, memorable characters, as they struggle with the secrets of their hearts.”—Publishers Weekly

“The real pleasure and richness in this book come from the lush, detailed writing about unusual lives and relationships charged with complexity.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“A Suitable Vengeance is not only believable and unpredictable but offers beautifully written prose.”—Pittsburgh Press

“Readers will come away well satisfied.”—New York Daily News

“A Suitable Vengeance is one of those books that readers will race through to find out what’s happening . . . then will return to again, and maybe again, just for the sheer pleasure of it.”—Toledo Blade