A Great Deliverance

From the iconic, bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley, discover how it all began . . . 'Couldn't put it down' ????? Reader review 'Wonderfully written' ????? Reader review 'The characters are so well drawn and the story so engrossing' ????? Reader review 'Gripping' ????? Reader review 'From the first page I was hooked' ????? Reader review Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. "I did it. And I am not sorry." She refuses to say more. Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate. But as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village. Praise for A Great Deliverance: 'Ambitious and exotic . . . The climax is startling and disturbing . . . An exciting debut' The Times 'An awesome first-fiction venture that immediately thrusts the author into P.D. James' dark orbit' Kirkus 'With a lyric sense of language and a cinematic eye for detail, George has constructed a truly fascinating story' Chicago Sun-Times