A Traitor to Memory - Rilegato

George, Elizabeth

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ISBN 10: 0375431136 ISBN 13: 9780375431135

Casa editrice: Random House Large Print, 2001

Riassunto

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley risks his career when Eugenie Davies is brutally murdered and discovers that she had been tied to an old murder investigation that could possibly involve his superior, Superintendent Malcolm Webberly, and as Thomas and his partners search for the truth, they must delve into dark secrets and passions of a prominent family to catch a killer. 14,000 first printing. (Mystery)

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Recensione:

"This can only add to her growing reputation as doyenne of English mystery novelists. ... [S]ome particularly moving moments."
-- Publishers Weekly

"A superbly paced, all-consuming treat.... George has the ability to display and then dissect her characters in a painfully realistic way. If dogged police work is what you demand from mysteries, hit the sidewalk with these complicated British detectives."
-- USA Today

"Wrenching ... George still stands several rungs up the ladder from her more superficial rivals."
-- Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Elizabeth George:

"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

"A master of the British mystery."
-- The New York Times

"Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked."
-- USA Today

"George is a master.... She upholds the English tradition beautifully."
-- Chicago Tribune

"George explores her characters' dreams and fears with a penetrating grace that makes reading her books a joy."
-- The Washington Post Book World

"A fascinating list of subjects ... wrenching stories ... George conveys them all with exceptional grace."
-- People

A Main Selection of Book-of-the-Month Club and Mystery Guild
An Alternate Selection of The Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club

L'autore:

Elizabeth George, a resident of Huntington Beach, California, is the internationally acclaimed author of eleven novels. She is the recipient of the Anthony and the Agatha Awards, as well as Frances' Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere and Germany's MIMI. Two of her novels have been bought by the BBC for development. There are more than seven million copies of her books in U.S. print.

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• Editore: Random House Large Print
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375431136
• ISBN 13: 9780375431135
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1170