But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.Ĭommander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. ReviewĪ subtle and powerful work of contemporary fiction.Ĭombe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security.
With both her job and the life of a little girl on the line, Barbara must decide what matters most and how far shes willing to go to protect it. In time, both Barbara and Lynley discover that the case is far more complex than just a kidnapping, revealing secrets about Angelina her new lover, Lorenzo and even Azharsecrets Barbara may not be willing to accept. As she attempts to navigate the complicated waters of doing anything for the case against her superiors orders, her partner, Inspector Thomas Lynley, is dispatched to Italy as the liaison between the Italian police and Hadiyyahs distraught parents. The Italian police are investigating, and the Yard wont get involved, until Barbara takes matters into her own hands. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold.Īzhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an Italian marketplace. #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George offers the latest in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story featuring fan favorite Barbara Havers.ĭetective Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara cant really help≺zhar had never married Angelina, and his name isnt on Hadiyyahs, their daughters, birth certificate.
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