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Crime

A Traitor to Memory

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When an elderly woman is killed on a quiet London street, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley embarks on an investigation that will lead him to choose between personal loyalty and professional honor—an “engrossing” (San Diego Union-Tribune) mystery in the acclaimed Inspector Lynley series.

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“A superbly paced, all-consuming treat.”—USA Today

When an elderly woman is deliberately run down and killed on a quiet London street, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley must discover why. It is an investigation that will lead him to walk a fine line between personal loyalty and professional honor.

What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Could her murder have some connection to a twenty-eight-year-old musical wunderkind, a virtuoso violinist whose talents have been internationally renowned since he was ten?

To answer these questions, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley will put his career in jeopardy even as he tries to safeguard those of his longtime partners Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. Together, they must untangle the dark secrets and even darker passions of a family whose history conceals the truth behind a horrific crime.

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ISBN9780553386011
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
Publication Date03/24/09
Pages736

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  • kerstinberlin
    kerstinberlin

    98 Followers

    3.0

    Nach 100 Seiten Startschwierigkeiten doch noch spannend

    … bei 899 Seiten gab es viele Erzählstränge und Nebenschauplätze. Deshalb verstand ich auf den ersten 100 Seiten auch nicht so richtig wo die Reise hingehen soll. Die Geschichte rankt sich darum, dass in der Familie des musikalischen Wunderkindes Gideon die kleine Schwester mit Down Syndrom in der Badewanne ertrinkt. Was sich schließlich als Mord herausstellt. Mir ist übrigens immer wieder die Formulierung „litt unter Down Syndrom“ aufgestoßen 😕 Dieser Mord fordert 20 Jahre später ein weiteres Todesopfer und gescheiterte Mord-Versuche. Die Geschichte hätte man gut auf 400 bis 500 Seiten belassen können, aber dann wäre es kein Krimi von Elizabeth George 😄

    Apr 1, 2026

  • sabine
    sabine

    32 Followers

    3.0

    Streckenweise sehr langatmig

    Oct 8, 2022

  • 3.0

    Etwas langatmig aber trotzdem spannend

    Feb 26, 2026

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