Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death.
Recovering from the murder of his wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance.
When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444730142
Number of pages: 688
Weight: 535 g
Dimensions: 202 x 156 x 45 mm
A cool, clever book that needs concentration and a sharp brain to unravel - Sunday Express
A fascinating read - Woman
Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up - Daily Telegraph
She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue - Guardian
Lynley is back, this time in a book worth reading. In the first 100 pages the plot had progessed & I was up to date on the events of the previous book. It begins with a straight forward accidental death in the... More
Having read all of this author's Lynley series and as I'm usually waiting impatiently for the next book sadly I have to record a disappointment with 'Believing the lie' . I have no complaints with... More
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