Elizabeth George

Barbara Havers puts her career on the line while DI Thomas Lynley attempts to straighten her out before it's too late.

The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his tragedy and how far might the consequences reach? Is there a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? Following various career-threatening misdemeanours, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is desperat

Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. Her first words are: 'I did it and I am not sorry' and she refuses to say more. Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to solve this particularly gruesome murder. Originally published: London:

This is a classic detective story that is also a tapestry of passion, loyalty and betrayal. Previous novels by George include 'A Great Deliverance', 'In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner', 'Evidence Exposed' and 'Deception on His Mind'.

In the third novel featuring Inspector Lynley, the quiet, confident atmosphere of Bredgar Chambers School is shattered by the discovery of the body of one of its pupils in a country churchyard. Who murdered the brilliant boy and why? Originally published: London: Bantam, 1990