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Rating  - the mystery is not the point
This is Elizabeth George's most compelling story yet.
I've read all of George's Lynley-Havers mysteries. In "With no one as witness," the mystery is beside the point. It's not particularly interesting. BUT.
The real story is about Lynley and his partner, Havers, and their relationships with others. "What came before he shot her" must be included in this discussion. Unfortunately, I read the latter first, which made "with no one as witness" all the more painful (and "what came before he shot her" is a tour de force, depressing - yes, but extremely compelling story that proves Ms. George is a Novelist in the best sense of the word.).
No matter what Ms. George decides to do with this series in the future, I'll be there. If only there were more authors willing to be so brave, so willing to expand their horizons.
Rating - A hard pill to swallow
Spoilers:
Although the book itself was terrific as always, and lot's of Barbara which works for me, the author's decision to kill off a main character at the very end is unforgivable... A character who was so very special.. Most readers I have talked to agree...We are the consumers and have some say...She wrote me and said: " I must be a good writer to have upset you so" Well that is true, but it is also selfish and arrogant to think that what your readers want is irrelevant...if you are a writer who is obviously writing for financial gain... I mean in terms of literature these books are far from it... Then she writes the next book ( by the way, it's not even a Lynley /Havers book, but sells it as such) with this wannabe Steinbeck flavor about the sorry sad life of the killer and how it was society that let him down... Bull.. If you want to write about social injustices, then don't be a serial detective writer.. killing off people who matter to your readers and then justifying it by acting like your some Tolstoy does not work for me... and I am not alone....Get back to reality George..We never asked for this..
Rating  - Will it ever end?
I am only about 100 pages into this book, and already wondering if it will ever end. It is boring. Beyond boring. I read the last chapter hoping that it will spice up, but it seems tragic and senseless rather than interesting. I'm giving up on Ms. George before we get going, I'm afraid.
Rating - Very Disappointed
It took me two years to finish this book. I adore Elizabeth George and always eagerly await her next novel. But, this book was so boring that I kept putting it down and picking it up and putting it down and picking it up. Very unusual for me to do. I have to confess that I read the "What Came Before He Killed Her" before I finished this novel. That book was far more palatable, but, overlong as is this book. By the time I finished both books I really didn't care "who did it." I must admit that I felt very sad at what happened. I will not give it away in case anyone reading this posting has not read either book.
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