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 "The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive."

In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again
find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Playing for the
Ashes will make readers "search out the sleuthing pair's first six adventures...a treasure," as Cosmopolitan predicted in their review. Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime Exciting

Critic reviews

“Those who haven’t discovered Elizabeth George . . . should rush to read Playing for the Ashes.”—Us

“Compelling . . . indefinitely engrossing.”—People

“Gritty and satisfying!”—The New Yorker

“A master of the modern English mystery.”—Entertainment Weekly
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another great Elizabeth George book, with so much grit that you feel the characters anguish

brilliant heart felt story

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Very good indeed...Well narrated with one or two pronunciation issues; but I couldn't do it!

Another Classic Caper

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The plot is very interestingly laid out and the characters have depth that goes beyond a whodunnit. The best Lynely book out of the first five available to me on Audible.

Gripping and complex

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Well read but awful content. Gratuitous revo!ting passages of sex and cruelty when all that is required is an entertaining whodunnit

Playing for the ashes

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