Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley)
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Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.
Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect-Bernard's prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict-leads her to Nicholas's wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind.
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I was a bit disappointed by this book. I've read all of Elizabeth George's books and loved all of them - until Helen dies. From this point on the books just weren't the same anymore. The mysteries seem very constructed and the characters sometimes act in very strange ways. "Believing the lie" starts very interesting with Lynley being sent to the Lake District to investigate incognito the accident of Ian Creswell, the nephew of Bernard Fairclough who's a rich business owner. He asks Deborah and Simon to join him. But that was about the good part of the story. From here on things get weird pretty soon. The characters' motives often aren't comprehensible and it is hard to imagine a journalist as naive as Zed. The most illogical part is Tim's story. It is obvious that he hasn't had an easy life but his plans seem very farfetched. The reason I gave 3 stars is Barbara. As so often she saves the story. I would recommend this book only to readers who already know the previous books. To understand the main characters' behaviour you need to know a lot about their background and this book just doesn't give these details.
Die frühen Linleys hab ich mit Begeisterung gelesen, dann hat sie irgendwie stark nachgelassen und ich bin aus der Serie ausgestiegen. Dieses Audiobook hab ich aus der Bücherei ausgeliehen und es hat mir ganz gut gefallen - auch wenn ein paar weniger Handlungsstränge der Geschichte ganz gut getan hätten... Mal schauen, vielleicht versuche ich mich nochmal an den mir fehlenden Bänden...
Description
Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.
Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect-Bernard's prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict-leads her to Nicholas's wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful. Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind.
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I was a bit disappointed by this book. I've read all of Elizabeth George's books and loved all of them - until Helen dies. From this point on the books just weren't the same anymore. The mysteries seem very constructed and the characters sometimes act in very strange ways. "Believing the lie" starts very interesting with Lynley being sent to the Lake District to investigate incognito the accident of Ian Creswell, the nephew of Bernard Fairclough who's a rich business owner. He asks Deborah and Simon to join him. But that was about the good part of the story. From here on things get weird pretty soon. The characters' motives often aren't comprehensible and it is hard to imagine a journalist as naive as Zed. The most illogical part is Tim's story. It is obvious that he hasn't had an easy life but his plans seem very farfetched. The reason I gave 3 stars is Barbara. As so often she saves the story. I would recommend this book only to readers who already know the previous books. To understand the main characters' behaviour you need to know a lot about their background and this book just doesn't give these details.
Die frühen Linleys hab ich mit Begeisterung gelesen, dann hat sie irgendwie stark nachgelassen und ich bin aus der Serie ausgestiegen. Dieses Audiobook hab ich aus der Bücherei ausgeliehen und es hat mir ganz gut gefallen - auch wenn ein paar weniger Handlungsstränge der Geschichte ganz gut getan hätten... Mal schauen, vielleicht versuche ich mich nochmal an den mir fehlenden Bänden...