Elizabeth George: For the Sake of Elena, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Elenas kompromissloser Lebensstil, ihr massiver Ehrgeiz, ihre lässige Sexualität regte viele auf, bedrohte andere. Nun ist sie tot, brutal ermordet. Und das im ehrwürdigen Cambridge! Lynley und Havers, auf der Suche nach Hinweisen auf Elenas rätselhaftes Leben, stoßen gerade hier in eine komplexe Struktur von Mord und Korruption. The fifth novel in the best-selling Inspector Lynley mystery series

Beschreibung

Elena Weaver, in her skimpy dresses and bright jewellery, exuded intelligence and sexuality. A student at St Stephen's College, Cambridge, she lived a life of casual but intense physical and emotional relationships, with scores to settle and targets to achieve. Until someone, lying in wait on the bank of the River Cam, where Elena went running every morning, bludgeoned the young woman to death.
Called into the rarefied world of academia, Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers find a tangled skein of love, obsession and desire - a maelstrom of emotion that has claimed Elena Weaver's life.

Rezension

Ingenious; very well and subtly done Sunday Times

Klappentext

The fifth novel in the bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley

Elena Weaver exuded intelligence and sexuality. A student at St Stephen's College, Cambridge, she lived a life of casual but intense physical and emotional relationships, with high standards and even higher aspirations.

Until someone, lying in wait on the bank of the River Cam, bludgeoned her to death.

Called into the rarefied world of academia, Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Barbara Havers find a tangled web of love, obsession and secrets to die for.

Praise for For the Sake of Elena

'Elizabeth George's best book yet. This is a first-rate mystery with powerful underlying themes which take us beyond the realms of detective fiction. Excellent!'
Kenneth Branagh

'Elizabeth George writes with wonderful confidence and a great sense of place. By the end of the first chapter I was hooked, the proof of a really good story'
Rosamunde Pilcher

'Ingenious . . . It is very well and subtly done'
Sunday Times

'A fascinating psychological picture of people under pressure'
Penelope Fitzgerald

'Fast paced and believable with strong, well-rounded characters and an absorbing background'
Today

'Cunningly deceptive'
Scotsman