Title: Good - but it could have been better
Product review: This novel of Elizabeth George differs from her other novels in several ways. The Lynley and Havers team doesn't play such a significant role in the book. It is rather based on a lot of monologues by Gideon Davies, a famous violinist.Gideons memory - or lack of it - is indeed the key to the mystery presented in the book: A 20 year drowning-accident of his younger sister, a german au pair girl, the protective love from his father and estrangement from his mother.The book is thorough but prolonged. 662 pages to solve the mystery which turns out to be rather simple. The many monologues makes the story heavy without a certain amount of action. I've rated the book 4 stars. It has the genuine qualities that all novels of Elizabeth George have and it is a good book indeed. However, Elizabeth George is much better in "Deception of his mind" and "In presence of the enemy".
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