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To say "the plot thickens" in seriousness would not dispel the quip that it sounds like I were making. The thickness of this non-stop, engrossing plot is an understatement! Minus overextending the sketching of backgrounds to introduce minor characters, as Elizabeth George does, I can see that a fair amont of the 718 pages were central to her intricately crafted mystery. Well done!

In the first novel, I loathed Barbara Havers but admired Thomas Lynley's compassion for her. In the second, I shared the compassion. By the third, I was Barbara's fan. Barbara positively starred in the last two novels, with Thomas hardly in them. Now I am her cheerleader. This time, the tables turned and I loathe Thomas Lynley. I did not anticipate that. Elizabeth George really knows how to develop characters!