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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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January 8, 2019 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781984882530
- File size: 360780 KB
- Duration: 12:31:37
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- English
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Reviews
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A myriad of Scottish, English and Welsh accents, as well as male and female voices, are masterfully handled by Davina Porter in this complex murder which takes place as a London theater company meets in a manor house. The distinction of the characters' social classes and ages are central to the story as Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers are at odds on just this issue. Since George tends toward melodrama, the narrator thankfully tones down the pace--so the story isn't lost in emotional fury. The author's use of atmosphere as a character is also well-rendered. George's impressive following makes this title worth adding to all collections. S.G.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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