This Body of Death, by Elizabeth George, Hodder & Stoughton, $32.99.
With any long-running series, loss of potency can be a huge issue as characters cease to develop and plots stagnate. But the 16th novel in Elizabeth George’s bestselling series featuring Scotland Yard’s sharp killer catcher DI Lynley is a thrilling exception.
The multi-layered stories between Lynley in London and his former colleagues in the backwaters of England, offer such dynamic contrasts – and take twisted turns so subtle you really can’t see them coming – that I was left blissfully guessing right to the final full-stop. This is so much more satisfying than figuring it all out before we’re supposed to! The newest department chief, Isabelle Ardery, is out to prove her mettle in all the wrong ways, and brings a fresh complexity to the Scotland Yard team. The result is a richly deceptive and sinister murder mystery with inspired and intricate plot twists.
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