Title: Give this one a pass!!!
Product review: As an avid fan of Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley series (see my June 10, 2000 review of "In Pursuit of Proper Sinner"), I pre-ordered the 11th entry of the series and waited anxiously for it to arrive. It is a terrible disappointment--it is very long with a tedious plot--with much first person dialogue of the main character in a journal for his psychiatrist. There is very little new with my favorites--Barbara Havers and Inspector Lynley--and it is the development of these characters that have made the series so successful. There were no other interesting or likable characters in the story to keep your interest. The ending is so unsatisfying I forgot I finished it and thought there was more.If you liked George's earlier novels, you won't miss anything if you skip this one. I hope her future novels return to her winning formula of character development and tight plots.
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