Elizabeth George's first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Litterature Polici re. Her third novel, Well-Schooled in Murder, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. A Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory, and I, Richard were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC.
""A perfect choice for anyone in the market for first-rate summer fiction.""—The Sun, Baltimore ""Those who haven't discovered Elizabeth George ... should rush to read Playing for the Ashes.""—US Magazine ""A master of the modern English mystery.""—Entertainment Weekly ""Gritty and satisfying.""—New Yorker