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The Punishment She Deserves
The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel | Elizabeth George
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George returns with another character-driven crime drama featuring beloved characters Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard and his pugnacious and deeply loyal Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers find themselves up against one of the most sinister murder cases they have ever encountered. Fans of the longtime series will love the many characters from past books who join Lynley and Havers, but readers new to the series will quickly see why Elizabeth George is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers of our time. Both a page-turner and a deeply complex story about the lies we tell, the lies we believe, and the redemption we need, this novel will be remembered as one of George's best.
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Mshookquilts
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I did not know Elizabeth George was of one of my favorite places, Whidbey Island. ❤️ Ok, I HATE the title, but as you read, you will understand how appropriate it is. A Ludlow Deacon is taken in for questioning under scandalous charges and commits suicide while left alone. Or did he? It‘s a long book as Havers & Lynley search out evidence re the death & charges.

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Mshookquilts
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“She charged up the aisle. She leapt onto the stage with such momentum she lost her balance. She fell and slid in Dorothea‘s direction, ending up at Dorothea‘s feet. And just as Lynley had instructed her to do, she made even that look like part of the show.”

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Mshookquilts
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He and Ardery were eyeball to eyeball. What ran between them would have kept a refrigerator operational for at least a month.

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KimHM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this title in the Inspector Lynley series which should in this case be called the DS Barbara Havers series. This is a dense, satisfying mystery, made particularly diverting in the audio version read by Simon Vance. (This kitty of course deserves no punishment at all 😻.)

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Bklover
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#WhatWouldYouDo
1. Tagged
2. Back to the start. I wait a long time for her books!
3. Several books ago in this series the author killed off one of my favorite characters. I‘d definitely undo that!
4. @Rissreads @CoffeeNBooks @Reecaspieces

rretzler I love the George‘s Thomas Lynley series. And I totally agree with you about Helen! I‘m curious to know what you think of the one you‘re reading now. I enjoyed it (because it‘s George and I waited so long), but I thought that Lynley acted differently than he used to - he did and said things that i thought were uncharacteristic of him. I‘m curious as to what others who like the series think. 6y
Bklover @rretzler Oh, this is one of those times I love Litsy! I‘m so glad to find someone who was upset about Helen! I was so mad I skipped the next two books in the series (and still haven‘t read them). I‘m not too far into this one, so I‘ll let you know what I think. I‘ve been reading George for years, and always wait for the paperbacks since they are such chunksters. (I may have to give in and read the ones I missed sometime!) 6y
rretzler Too funny! I skipped the next book too (What Came Before He Shot Her), but I‘ve read all the rest. I don‘t think I‘ll ever read that one, but I did read the one after and while it was weird, I‘m glad I did. The series certainly changed after With No One As Witness. What other mystery series like that do you read? 6y
Bklover @rretzler I like Maisie Dobbs-haven‘t read them all though. I also like Tana French. There are a lot of series that I‘ve read a couple of. I used to be in a mystery book group and got introduced to the first in a lot of different series. What are your favorites? By the way, I was looking at your feed and my first job was as a staff auditor at Price Waterhouse. Looooong time ago! (edited) 6y
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Bklover
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1. Mysteries/Thrillers
2. Stephen King
3. Lonesome Dove
4. Never is a big word. I don‘t think there‘s a genre that I never read. I don‘t read a lot of nonfiction though.
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wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 📚 6y
Allydanielle88 I love lonesome dove 6y
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Bklover
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Storm outside. NCAA basketball. Litsy. Hot tea. My book. A dog in my lap.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

tammysue 💙💙💙 6y
Elizabeth2 That game was a nail biter!! What a finish! 🏀 6y
Crazeedi I was going nuts!!! Thought Duke was going down 6y
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Bklover @Elizabeth2 @Crazeedi No kidding! I was yelling so loud I scared all my animals!😖 6y
Crazeedi @Bklover were you rooting for them? My dog gets scared and we have to put him out when I go nuts too 6y
Bklover @Crazeedi Well, it depends. On my bracket I picked Duke. But watching the game made me start rooting for UCF. I felt so sorry for them after the game!!!! How about you? 6y
Erinreadsthebooks Great game! And your situation during the game sounded lovely! 🐶 6y
Gezemice Great game! Duke got sooooo lucky. 6y
Leftcoastzen Very little reading,lots of NCAA 🏀.Wanted Duke to go home but I love a good game. 6y
kspenmoll Perfect! We are watching UConn v Buffalo, women‘s game- NCAA 2nd round. Then March madness. Kitty on my lap. 6y
Crazeedi @Bklover same here 6y
Crazeedi @Leftcoastzen I was hoping they would lose! 6y
Crazeedi @kspenmoll yes, to kitties! 6y
Crazeedi @Gezemice they did 6y
LeslieO @kspenmoll I was watching the University at Buffalo men , they played at the same time as the women. Both lost 😕, that‘s my alma mater. 6y
Gezemice @LeslieO Sorry. But they got this far, which is a great accomplishment! 6y
LeslieO @Gezemice Very true! 6y
Bklover @LeslieO At least they made the tournament. That‘s exciting g! 6y
Bklover @Gezemice I agree- Duke got very lucky! I picked them on my bracket but I sooooo wanted to see UCF win and send them home! 6y
Bklover @Erinreadsthebooks It was lovely, except for when I yelled and scared all the animals! 6y
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Stacy0324
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Love Linley and Havers.

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howjessicareads
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Day 17 of #31bookpics - #audiobooks! I couldn‘t read as prolifically as I do without audiobooks! I‘m almost always listening to *something*! I‘ve read 77 books on audio so far in 2018. Here are the 16 most recent!

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Lynnsoprano
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The latest Lynley-Havers mystery may be one of the best. Lots of subplots and a fair number of characters, but not to the point that it made the story hard to follow. 4/5⭐️

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Lynnsoprano
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I got through the line quickly at the post office, so my #fallingforfallswap package is on its way! I‘m running ahead of schedule, which allows some time for coffee and reading before my hair appointment.

Avanders 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💛🧡🎃🍁🍂🎃🧡💛 6y
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Lynnsoprano
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When Elizabeth George is on her game, it‘s usually pretty close to the end until I can figure out whodunnit. I‘m on page 465 and haven‘t a clue😂

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Lynnsoprano
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It could not possibly be a more dreary day, as a tropical wave is crossing South Florida and bringing lots of rain with it. Only thing to do is to curl up with a good book. Aw, isn‘t that tough?😎

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Lynnsoprano
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Picked this up at the library the other day. I love these characters, so it‘s a perfect read for a long weekend that‘s predicted to be rainy.

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CaitlinR
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Sergeant Havers and DCS Ardery are paired to conduct a follow-up investigation of an investigation into a death in custody. When Lynley and Havers return to conduct a third investigation, they discover sexual harassment, rape and murder, all linked to obsessively helicoptering parents. A complicated story, but one of her best.

Trigger warning: Ardery‘s alcoholism a central story line.

#elizabethgeorge
#alcoholism

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JulieAnn
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I love the world of Lynley and Havers. This book was a great continuation of the series. A bit slow to get into but the story was engrossing. At times Lynley and Havers feel like old friends and it was nice to visit their world for a time.

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Minimalgrl
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All set to spend some time with Tommy and Havers 🤓🎉

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love your typewriter ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Finally! The sun is shining and it's nice enough to sit outside for patio reading!

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Lizpixie
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#GetMovin #day10 #SomethingLikeThis If you‘re a fan of Elizabeth George‘s Inspector Lynley series, I highly recommend Peter Robinson‘s DCI Banks series. Both have been going for a long time(over 20 books in each)both are British crime novels(Banks in Yorkshire, Lynley is Scotland Yard)& both are highly readable. I‘d recommend starting at the beginning for both though, the story arcs for both really need to be read chronologically. So get reading!

Cinfhen Thanks for the recs!!! 6y
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UnabridgedPod
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There‘s something to be said for a series. Book 20 in the #inspectorlynley series solidifies all that I love in these books: watching Lynsey and Barbara Havers grow and regress and change has made me love them so much. And the fact that it‘s a platonic relationship makes this great mystery series just that little bit different.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Alright Elizabeth....let's do this! She never lets me down and I so need her right now!

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Teresereading
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Really enjoyed this. Lynley and Havers back to their best. Loved that it was set in Shropshire, including several towns / locations that we visited on our UK trip.

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bnp
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Who wants to weigh in on which woman the title refers to? Ardrey? Havers? Missa Lomax? Ding/Dena Donaldson? Clover Freeman? All of the above?

Excellent entry in the series. I hated the last scene between Havers & Lyndley, however.

#womenauthors

arubabookwoman Glad you liked it. Guess we‘ll have to wait a year or two to see if Barbara keeps up with the tap dancing. Just hope she never brings back whiney Deborah.🙂 7y
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Booksnchill
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Thomas Lynley mystery #20 and probably my favorite from the last few. All are chunksters and at 667 pages this is no exception. George is a master of interweaving many character studies while never losing the overall plot. This one involves an apparent suicide in custody of a deacon accused of pedophilia. Havers is back and trying to toe the line (failing as usual) Lynley has his everpresent love life and Ardrey‘s drinking is worse. 4⭐️

Readerann Aaah I love these. Hubby watches them on TV and I read the books. 7y
Booksnchill @Readerann I confess I do both but I really think only Havers was perfectly cast... 7y
Louise Gotta love Lynley! 😊 Oh, and Havers too! 😆 (edited) 7y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders I have this and I think I need a good Lynley and Havers to pull me from a book slump! 7y
Booksnchill @Penny_LiteraryHoarders I really enjoyed it- good luck with the slump! 7y
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readswellwithothers
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In February, both of my sweet old cats died within a week‘s time. March got better. Then April started with this guy tearing his knee (think ACL, humans) - he did the same thing in early 2017 to the *other* knee - and as a result I‘m taking my first “vacation” in like ten years so I can be with him as he recovers from last week‘s surgery. We are both kind of miserable and very tired. I am so grateful for this Lynley book! Long and marvelous. 👍🐾

Louise Awwwww! Healing wishes to your dear pooch! And happy reading to you! ❤️🐾 7y
Louise And so sorry about your cats. 💙🐾 7y
britt_brooke Hugs! 7y
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Chrissyreadit Hope for rapid healing. 7y
Prairiegirl_reading 😢I hope recovery goes well! 7y
bnp Hope your dog continues to recover well, and you get some rest and refreshment. 7y
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kendra
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I enjoyed both of these immensely. This is the 20th in Elizabeth George‘s Lynley series, and I agree with others that it felt like she went back to the original recipe I‘ve enjoyed in the past. This was only my second Kristin Hannah (after The Nightingale of course) and she‘s become a favorite author of mine as well. I‘m looking forward to working my way through her back catalogue.

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arubabookwoman
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If you‘re one who stopped following #ElizabethGeorge‘s Lynely series because of disappointments a few books back, it‘s time to start reading again. She‘s back in top form, and this one features my favorite Barbara Havers, with lots of interaction with Lynely too. Fortunately, no whiney Deborah. It‘s long, but worth it.

bnp I've got this one on my audio hold list at the library. Good to hear you liked it and there's no whiny Debirah. 7y
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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March 2018
Had a kind of slow reading month, but read some great books.

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kendra
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Fun book nerd night! I got to meet Elizabeth George and have her sign a copy of her latest book, the 20th in her Lynley series. She was warm and funny and smart and most decidedly not British despite my assumption to the contrary.

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Lizpixie
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Elizabeth George is one of the few crime writers I‘ve read who has yet to write an uninteresting novel. Every book I own written by her has enthralled me,her characters are well written, her research is impeccable & every plot is believable, so even though they‘re all chunksters you stay in that books world because you care. That‘s the mark of a great writer. DS Havers is forced to accompany DCS Ardery to Ludlow to investigate a death in custody.

Lynnsoprano Really looking forward to this. I love this series. 7y
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Rachbb3
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More #bookmail! 😁 It feels like Christmas this week. This book is 690 pages. 😨

#goodreadsgiveaway
#Goodreads

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Made sure to buy this one today! New Elizabeth George!! And We Were The Lucky Ones was sitting there all pretty in paperback so I had to buy that too. 😊

Amiable I really liked "We Were The Lucky Ones" --enjoy! ? 7y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Amiable Awesome! Thanks! 7y
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Lizpixie
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It‘s 4.30am here in Sydney so it‘s my birthday! Kicking off with a few chapters of the brand new Inspector Lynley novel by Elizabeth George, released yesterday & given to me by my baby girl @Ciara_Rosey as my present. Probably get to bed soon before I pass out with a book on my face, she writes really heavy chunksters that could cause some damage.

DebReads4fun Happy Birthday!!!! 7y
Christine11 Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely day! 🎂🎁🎉 7y
mrp27 Happy Birthday!!🎊🎈🎁 7y
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DivineDiana Wishing you a fantastic year! 🎉👏🏻🎂 7y
TheWordJar Happy birthday!!! Have a wonderful day! 🎉🎂🌟🎊 7y
Wife Happy Birthday! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 7y
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Cinfhen What???? Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎂 I thought it was on March 21 7y
LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! 😘😘 7y
Lizpixie @Cinfhen it is March 21st here! 7y
Cinfhen Ha!!! I realized after I hit send 😊a zillion bday kisses 😘 my lovely friend 7y
Cinfhen Hope your day is AMAZING ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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Dragon Happy birthday @Lizpixie 🌈🎁🎂 (edited) 7y
Lizpixie @DebReads4fun @Christine11 @mrp27 @DivineDiana @TheWordJar @Wife @Balibee146 @rohit-sawant @DebinHawaii @zeljka @JennyM @megt @AmberWB @irre @Cinfhen @LeahBergen @bookishbunny @Jas16 @Dragon Thank you all for the birthday wishes. It totally warms my heart to have so many wonderful people take the time to make my day a bit brighter. I love you all😘💜😘❤️😘💚 #littensarethebestpeople 7y
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Bookzombie Happy Birthday!!!🎉🦄🎂🎁📚 7y
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Jeg Love her books. Hope you have a great birthday. 7y
laurieluna Swinging by to wish you a Happy Birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day! 😄 xxx 7y
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HollyMcMiller

Halfway through book and it‘s very good. Still keeping my interest and characters that I thought wouldn‘t connect together have. Can‘t wait to see how this all plays out.

KathyWheeler I still have not forgiven Elizabeth George for that awful What Came Before He Shot Her. It‘s been years — perhaps it‘s time. 7y
HollyMcMiller I know what you mean about What Came Before He Shot Her. I still kept on and I have to say out of the most recent Lynley books this one and the one before it seems like she‘s coming back to the early days. 7y
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HollyMcMiller
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Ahh Lynley and Havers back together. Forgot how well they work together. Love Barb‘s thoughts as she watches Lynley handle the Chief Constable with The Voice. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of this plays out. And how much longer Ardery is going to be sticking around...

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I didn‘t like Ardery all that much when they first introduced her now at the end of part one really not liking her. Not liking Hillier that much either trying to get rid of our duo. Granted Havers can be a bit of a loose cannon at times but she‘s a damn good Detective and Lynley knows it too. Can‘t wait to see how the rest of this plays out.

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HollyMcMiller

Reading the advanced ebook copy from Goodreads and I‘m really enjoying it.

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PJPeski
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One of the best in the series.

EvieBee Nice! Looking forward to it. I‘m reading the series this year so hopefully I‘ll be up to book 20 by December. 7y
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PJPeski
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Always so happy to read a new book featuring Lynley and Havers. Thank you, Ms. George!