#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story that tests Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers like never before. Barbara is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara can’t really help—Azhar had never married Angelina, and his name isn’t on Hadiyyah’s, their daughter’s, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold. Azhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an Italian marketplace. The Italian police are inve...
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1. DISAPPOINTING AND IRRITATING
I have every one the Lynley/Havers series of books and have read most more than once. I pre-ordered this book and was excited to start it. Unfortunately I'm extremely disappointed so far. One of the things I love about most of the series is its realism and even when previously a story has strayed from that path it has never before completely lost its footing. The whole premise of the storyline is ridiculous. The location switches, as least so far, between England and Italy and unfortunately the Italian scenes are unnecessarily descriptive of the scenery. If I wanted a Tuscan travel guide I would have bought one. The greatest problem, however, is that in the Italian scenes Italian is sometimes used instead of English. I am an educated, well-travelled woman with a spattering of Italian but having the flow of the narrative constantly interrupted by totally arbitrary substitution of Italian words in place of English is pointless and annoying. To have whole sentences, and even dialogue,...
2. Much ado about nothing
I cannot believe this book is the work of Elizabeth George!
It is poorly written, with a trite plot and I had a hard time finishing it.
This is not the Elizabeth George I have enjoyed in the past. Most of the time I am a big fan and have read all of her books. I am especially a fan of Havers who usually adds a touch of spice to the story, and a fresh outlook as our hero Lynley can be a trifle stuffy at times. I enjoyed the fact that Havers was given some life of her own and couldn't wait to get this book and see what her latest adventures would be.
What a disappointment!
The story has already been told by other reviewers so I won't repeat it here. Take my advice ... try one of George's earlier books for an entertaining read, and don't waste your money on this one.
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Oh, So Boring
First, if you are thinking this is an Inspector Lynley novel, it is not. It is a Barbara Havers novel and, had this been the first book I read by this typically brilliant writer, it would have been the last. This is a painfully tedious and slow read. Barbara Havers, Inspector Lynley's long time colleague, sets out to help her neighbor, a Pakistani named Azhar, introduced in previous books.
Barbara is hopelessly in love with Azhar and his daughter, Haddiyah, now aged 9. Barbara's hopes are dashed when the daughter's mother, Angelina, missing for years, suddenly turns up. Azhar welcomes the beautiful Angelina back into his life. Suddenly, without warning, Azhar returns from his job as a microbiologist to find both Angelina and Haddiyah gone and there is considerable evidence to suggest they will not return.
Angelina and Azhar never married as Azhar was already married with two children. He abandoned his family for Angelina but did not divorce his wife, so...
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