This Body of Death, by Elizabeth George (REVIEW) — The Return of Inspector Lynley
A few things to know before you crack open an Elizabeth George book: · Plan to devote serious time to it, because she doesn’t do short books · Prepare to feel part detective, part voyeur, because you’ll swear you’re reading actual eyewitness accounts of real events · Settle in with a nice cuppa or glass of wine, because you’ll feel as though you’re catching up with old friends (whether you’ve read her books before, or not) The latest entry in her “The Inspector Lynley Mysteries” series is This Body of Death — either the fifteenth or sixteenth (depending on if you count one book that’s only tangentially-related). Either way, it’s a very good addition to a nearly-uniformly excellent body of work. ____________________________________________________________________________ The core group are Scotland Yard detectives, led by the very po...