A Slowly Dying Cause - Inspector Lynley

In Cornwall, a man suffers a violent death and the killer may lurk within the community . . .

Featuring Detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, A Slowly Dying Cause is an atmospheric, gripping crime thriller from bestselling author Elizabeth George.

Amid the beauty of Cornwalls coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence. The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his familys tin and pewter workshop, and Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford is brought in to investigate. Suspicion quickly develops when it emerges that a mining company had been trying to buy the mans land, and Lobb was the only remaining obstacle to the deal going through.

But every step of Beas investigation provokes more questions than answers, and the complexity of the case develops further as Lobbs family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. With cryptic alibis and shifting motives, the tangled web of intrigue soon draws in her colleagues Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .

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She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most The Times

She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue The Guardian

Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery The New York Times

Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up The Daily Telegraph

It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together The Belfast Telegraph

Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability TheWall Street Journal