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A Place of Hiding

An Inspector Lynley Novel, Book 12

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 The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects.

When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK - Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to avert this miscarriage of justice.

There they find a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime occupation. In solving the crime, they must rely on their long-standing friendship with Inspector Lynley; they must also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties.

(P)2004 ISIS Publishing Ltd©2003 Susan Elizabeth George Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Suspense

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH GEORGE
She's brilliant
The connoisseur's crime writer
A very fine writer
A master of the English mystery
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
George is a master
A fascinating list of subjects . . . wrenching stories . . . George conveys them all with exceptional grace
It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked
All stars
Most relevant
Struggled to complete this as found characters difficult to connect with. Also found the narration annoying.

A struggle

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Once all the introductions were dealt with I found it hard to stop listening. Really enjoying these audiobooks

Good listening

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I don't really enjoy American contexts but even allowing for that, very slow. I lasted 40 minutes and gave up. Turgid narration

Disappointing

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The actor reading this book performs much of it very well but 2 of the main characters are American and his American accent is so terrible that it is truly hard to fathom why he was cast. The first hour of this audio book is just 2 Americans in conversation with each other and the voices he gives them are so bad that I almost gave up.
It should also be noted that Inspector Lynley does not appear in this novel at all, except to appear at the end of a telephone for 3 very brief calls. Barbara Havers does not appear.
This novel is about Deborah and Simon St James as they investigate a crime in Guernsey. The crime itself doesn’t take place until an hour into the novel. The initial pace of this story is decidedly slow. As with all Elizabeth George novels, it is well written and the twist is surprising, if somewhat unsatisfying.

Excruciatingly poor American accent

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Ok - the story line was interesting but I must say I got totalling fed up with the constant bickering of the two main characters which ruined it for me....

Could have benefitted from severe editing

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