Elizabeth  George




Elizabeth George

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February 26, 1949

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Warren, Ohio, The United States

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Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American author of mystery novels set in Great Britain. Eleven of her novels, featuring her character Inspector Lynley, have been adapted for television by the BBC as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

She was born in Warren, Ohio, but moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when she was eighteen months old. She was a student of English, receiving a teaching certificate. While teaching English in the public school system, she completed an advanced degree in psychology.

Her first published novel was A Great Deliverance in 1988, featuring ...more




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A Great Deliverance A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley #1)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.95 — 1,575 ratings — published 1988
35 editions
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With No One as Witness With No One as Witness (Inspector Lynley #13)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.90 — 1,241 ratings — published 2004
23 editions
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Well-Schooled in Murder Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.96 — 1,195 ratings — published 1990
29 editions
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For the Sake of Elena For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley #5)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.87 — 1,222 ratings — published 1992
23 editions
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Careless in Red Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley #15)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.74 — 1,233 ratings — published 2008
15 editions
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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinne... In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley #10)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.89 — 1,097 ratings — published 1998
35 editions
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Payment In Blood Payment In Blood (Inspector Lynley #2)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.88 — 1,100 ratings — published 1989
36 editions
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Missing Joseph Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley #6)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.82 — 1,092 ratings — published 1993
18 editions
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Deception on His Mind Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley #9)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.92 — 1,029 ratings — published 1997
28 editions
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Playing for the Ashes Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley #7)
by Elizabeth George
avg rating 3.89 — 1,030 ratings — published 1993
25 editions
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