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Rating  - One of Her Best
Since others have outlined the plot I won't go into detail on that. Suffice it to say the stricken Thomas Lynley, mourning the loss of his murdered wife, has set off on a long walk intended to help him sort out his grief. When he discovers the body of a dead youth he becomes first a suspect and then,when his identity becomes known, a party to the investigation.
Personally, I consider this one of George's best in the series. Her novels are becoming increasingly literary and she excels here in illuminating a complex cast of intriguing characters. My only regret is the late entry of Barbara Havers into the fray. But she does arrive and participate in her ebullient way and is even teamed up with an equally fascinating female in DI Bea Hannaford.
The interplay of the characters, a sufficiency of mystery and red herrings and the colour of life in Cornwall made this a thoroughly enjoyable read for me. I can't wait to see what George will offer us next.
Rating  - Not enjoyable
This is the first Elizabeth George book I've read and will probably be the last. I found the sheer number of characters unnecessary and confusing. There is an overload of distracting "side" information and stories. Ultimately, I feel the author has confused me into the murder being a mystery.
Rating  - Deeply disappointed-not up to her usual standards
I am a huge fan of Elizabeth George and, in particular, of Thomas Lynley. But to say this book was a disappointment is an understatement. It was way overwritten with many side stories that don't contribute at all to the outcome, nor do these story lines get wrapped up in a satisfactory way; they sort of trail off to nowhere. George must have made good use of a thesaurus because she uses the most arcane words imaginable. At the end Lynley is left wondering and so are we. I finished it and thought "Is that all there is? Is that it???"
Rating  - Careless with characters
This novel has a cast with too many supporting characters.It needs a table in the front to list who is related to whom.
The opening chapters in particular lack sufficient focus to hold one's interest.
Not her best novel by any means.She now has stiff competition from other British police procedural writers such as Graham Hurley,whose principal characters are generally more believable,don't have titles,don't live in South Kensington
Rating - plodding
I started to bail on this book several times, and now I wish I had. I was intrigued by Santo's murder, since initially he didn't seem to be one who had enemies. This book is way too long. Should have been edited to make it cleaner and quicker. I like my mysteries to zip along more than this lumbering tale. I wish it were tighter, with fewer characters. Definitely one of the plot lines did not move the story along. The ending was unremarkable.
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