This Body of Death

Resumen del libro

Elizabeth George's masterly new novel brings Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley back onto centre stage in an intricate crime drama. While DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Isabelle Ardery is brought into the Met as his temporary replacement. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers Isabelle the chance to make her mark with a high profile murder investigation.

Persuading Lynley back to work seems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyal to him and Isabelle needs them - and especially Barbara Havers - on side. The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence. Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny of the media, so is quick -- perhaps too quick -- to pin the murder on a convenient suspect.

The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the New Forest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in a long-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and its outcome is both tragic and shocking.

Biografía del autor

Elizabeth George nació en Warren, Ohio. Fue profesora de inglés en distintos colegios de California. Actualmente vive entre California y Londres. Es reconocida como uno de los grandes autores de la literatura policíaca en Estados Unidos, en Gran Bretaña y en numerosos países de Europa en los que ha publicado. Roca Editorial ha publicado anteriormente cuatro novelas suyas: Sin testigos, Tres hermanos, El refugio y Al borde del acantilado.