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Apr 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553385472 Buy
Apr 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553905281 Buy
Dec 25, 2018 | 884 Minutes Buy
Jul 05, 2000 | 180 Minutes Buy
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Apr 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553385472
Apr 15, 2008 | ISBN 9780553905281
Dec 25, 2018 | ISBN 9781984882585
884 Minutes
Jul 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780553750829
180 Minutes
Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her for the first time. In her clingy dresses and dangling earrings she exuded a sexuality at odds with the innocence projected by the unicorn posters on her walls. While her embittered mother fretted about her welfare from her home in London, in Cambridge—where Elena was a student at St. Stephen’s College—her father and his second wife each had their own very different image of the girl. As for Elena, she lived a life of casual and intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and goals to achieve—until someone, lying in wait along the route she ran every morning, bludgeoned her to death. Unwilling to turn the killing over to the local police, the university calls in New Scotland Yard. Thus, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, enter the rarefied world of Cambridge University, where academic gowns often hide murderous intentions. For both officers, the true identity of Elena Weaver proves elusive. Each relationship the girl left behind casts new light both on Elena and on those people who appeared to know her best—from an unsavory Swedish-born Shakespearean professor to the brooding head of the Deaf Students Union. What’s more, Elena’s father, a Cambridge professor under consideration for a prestigious post, is a man with his own dark secrets. While his past sins make him neurotically dedicated to Elena and blind to her blacker side, present demons drive him toward betrayal.
Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty psychological suspense novels, four young adult novels, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, two Edgar nominations, and both… More about Elizabeth George
"George is a master…an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery."—Chicago Tribune"George goes to the head of her genre, with class."—People"Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists."—The New York Times"George’s best work since her debut."—Kirkus Reviews"If you’re already a fan, just know that Elizabeth George is getting better and better. Carve out some time one weekend soon, stake out a cozy chair and wallow in her best yet."—Denver Post"Powerful and deeply affecting, For the Sake of Elena is another satisfying addition to this superb series."—The Sun, Baltimore"For the Sake of Elena is a rich, rewarding book and a top-notch mystery. It may be Elizabeth George’s best yet….find it and buy it. You will want to read it again."—Mystery News
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