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A Slowly Dying Cause

by Elizabeth George

The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now.Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence . . .The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford investigates, it emerges that Lobb was the only remaining obstacle preventing the purchase of local land by a mining company.The complexity of the case only increases as Lobb's family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. The tangled web of intrigue soon draws in Bea's colleagues, Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .'An essential writer of popular fiction today' - Washington Post'A superstar of the crime-fiction world' - Seattle Times****'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most' - The Times'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue' - Guardian'Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery' - New York Times'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' - Daily Telegraph'It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together' - Belfast Telegraph'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability' - Wall Street Journal
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Pages:

640

Published:

Oct 2026

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Imprint

Pan

ISBN:

9781035074648

The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now.Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence . . .The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford investigates, it emerges that Lobb was the only remaining obstacle preventing the purchase of local land by a mining company.The complexity of the case only increases as Lobb's family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. The tangled web of intrigue soon draws in Bea's colleagues, Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .

'An essential writer of popular fiction today' - Washington Post'A superstar of the crime-fiction world' - Seattle Times
****

'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most' - The Times'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue' - Guardian'Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery' - New York Times'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' - Daily Telegraph'It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together' - Belfast Telegraph'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability' - Wall Street Journal
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