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Playing for the Ashes

Elizabeth George

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English
Random House USA Inc
15 April 2008
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . ""Those who haven't discovered Elizabeth George . . . should rush to read Playing for the Ashes.""-Us

""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.""

Acclaimed

author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession in Playing for the Ashes, 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 is ""a treasure"" (Cosmopolitan).
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Imprint:   Random House USA Inc
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 35mm
Weight:   578g
ISBN:   9780553385496
ISBN 10:   0553385496
Series:   Inspector Lynley
Pages:   688
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Playing for the Ashes

""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


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