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Payment in Blood

By Elizabeth George

By Elizabeth George

By Elizabeth George

By Elizabeth George

By Elizabeth George
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By Elizabeth George
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Part of Inspector Lynley

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Part of Inspector Lynley

Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

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Paperback $17.00

May 01, 2007 | 432 Pages

Ebook $11.99

Sep 04, 2007 | 432 Pages

Audiobook Download $9.99

Jul 05, 2000 | 180 Minutes

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    About Payment in Blood

    The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer. Emotions run deep in this highly charged drama, for the list of suspects soon includes Britain’s foremost actress, its most successful theatrical producer, and the woman Lynley loves. He and Havers must tread carefully through the complicated terrain of human relationships while they work to solve a case rooted in the darkest corners of the past and the unexplored regions of the human heart.

    About Payment in Blood

    The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives and eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer. Emotions run deep in this highly charged drama, for the list of suspects soon includes Britain’s foremost actress, its most successful theatrical producer, and the woman Lynley loves. He and Havers must tread carefully through the complicated terrain of human relationships, while they work to solve a case rooted in the darkest corners of the past and the unexplored regions of the human heart.


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    About Payment in Blood

    The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer. Emotions run deep in this highly charged drama, for the list of suspects soon includes Britain’s foremost actress, its most successful theatrical producer, and the woman Lynley loves. He and Havers must tread carefully through the complicated terrain of human relationships while they work to solve a case rooted in the darkest corners of the past and the unexplored regions of the human heart.


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    A Banquet of Consequences
    The Edge of the Shadows
    The Edge of the Water
    See all books by Elizabeth George

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    The Edge of the Light
    A Banquet of Consequences
    The Edge of the Shadows
    The Edge of the Water
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    About Elizabeth George

    Elizabeth George’s first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the… More about Elizabeth George

    About Elizabeth George

    Elizabeth George’s first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the… More about Elizabeth George

    About Elizabeth George

    Elizabeth George’s first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the… More about Elizabeth George

    Product Details

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Bantam
    May 01, 2007 | 432 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780553384802

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Bantam
    Sep 04, 2007 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9780553904857

    Audiobook Download | $9.99
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 05, 2000 | 180 Minutes | ISBN 9780553750867

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    Praise

    "Satisfying indeed. Novelist Elizabeth George…has another hit on her hands."—Washington Post

    "A vivid cast of suspects, an appealing team of sleuths…a country-house setting that will put readers in mind of the best of Agatha Christie. For fans of this type of puzzle, Payment in Blood is a must."—Plain Dealer, Cleveland

    "A spectacular new voice in mystery writing…[George] invites comparison with both P.D. James and Ruth Rendell in the psychological interest of her characters and the intricacy and ingenuity of her plotting."—Los Angeles Times

    "Complex, rich, and accomplished enough to elbow the author between P.D. James and Ruth Rendell."—Kirkus Reviews


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