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Product details
- ISBN 9781444738322
- Weight: 560g
- Dimensions: 164 x 195mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jun 2012
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A perfectly-plotted, 'deeply shocking' (Daily Mail) novel in the iconic, bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley
'So much more than just a detective novel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
'The unexpected twists are formidable!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
'Kept me on the hook right to the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
'The washing up remained unstacked and dust settled as I could not put this down until I knew the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
'One of the finest wordsmiths I have read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
When the body of England's leading batsman, Kenneth Fleming, is discovered in the burnt-out shell of a country cottage, it looks like a clear-cut case of arson.
Further investigation, however, reveals an almost embarrassing multitude of suspects for murder: from Fleming's lover to his son, nearly everyone in contact with Fleming seems to have a motive - and an opportunity.
Inspector Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers, are called in from Scotland Yard to help the local police force. What awaits them is a torment of twisted familial relationships and broken dreams - and as Lynley seeks to bring the murderer to justice, he must bear the weight of his own conscience.
Praise for Playing for the Ashes
'Brilliant . . . Deeply shocking'
The Times
'An adult and meaty crime story revolving around the perfect murder'
Daily Mail
'A treat . . . Unsentimental but heartbreaking, with complex characters and a sense of the sadness of life, this book is a treasure'
Cosmopolitan
'Another tour de force from one of today's best storytellers'
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Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. She won the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France. In 1990 she was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as a New York Times and international bestselling author, Elizabeth George lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington. Visit Elizabeth`s website at www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com
