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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061160875
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0061160873
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: May 01, 2008
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: May 06, 2008
Studio: Harper
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Editorial Review:
In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime.
After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of Helen's death do not diminish.
On the forty-third day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is indeed at work, and this time Lynley is not a detective but a witness and possibly a suspect.
The head of the vastly understaffed local police department needs Lynley's help, though, especially when it comes to the mysterious, secretive woman whose cottage lies not far from where the body was discovered. But can Lynley let go of the past long enough to solve a most devious and carefully planned crime?
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - summer reader
I've read all of George's books. This one is the worst. It drags on and on to the point that it has become rather boring, and I'm only on Page 207.
Rating:  - Good to see you back, Tommy!
After the misfire that was George's last novel - which I frankly couldn't even finish - it was a pleasure to sit down to "Careless in Red" and discover that one of my favorite book series has returned to form. While the Lynley and Havers characters have always been a bit contrived, it's easy to forget that in the sheer delight that comes from reading truly elegant writing wrapped around a complex but intriguing plot.
Of course, British policing is undergoing some radical changes thanks ... Read More
Rating: - Too long and tedious
600 pages! Elizabeth George is not Tolstoy. She desperately needs an editor with a CTL-x button.
Rating:  - care less and fed (up)
I've read just over 100 pages since picking this up from the library today. It has more (useless) characters than War & Peace. I swore I would never BUY another of George's books after With No One As Witless, but now I won't even bother to carry any more home from the library. The Corny names make the plot very hard to follow, and I just can't get interested. I own all George's books in first edition, but never again.
Rating:  - Slipping a Bit
I've been reading George for years and have devoured every one of her novels but, lately, it seems like they haven't quite been up to snuff with some of her earlier efforts. This novel was a real case in point.
One of the reasons why I feel that George is such a superb author is because of her very literary style. However, there is a point at which this particular style can be carried too far, and George is crossing that line more and more. This novel contains some very long and meandering ... Read More
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