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Title: Great Deliverence by Derek Jacobi, Elizabeth George ISBN: 0-553-52712-6 Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 (43 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Banquet of words
Comment: It's been nearly five years since I read this and it still sits vividly in my mind. If the word 'epic' ever applied to a mystery novel, this author wrote it. Ms. George's ability to make the reader see the world from the viewpoints of her creations surprises and delights. Her characters are wonderful, deep and broad and full of personality as well as personality quirks. Even the ones to whom you may feel antipathy in the beginning win you over in the end. The book combines the 'cosy' and hard-edged mystery styles beautifully. The descriptions are delicious, almost enough to make you lick the pages. Treat yourself to this one and to her succeeding novels starring Lynley and Havers. Eminently satisfying.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Character-Driven Mystery
Comment: This novel, the first in the 'Inspector Lynley' mystery series, is complex in both plot and character. The plot concerns the murder of a Yorkshire farmer, allegedly by his youngest daughter, who is found by the local priest with the murder weapon -- an axe -- as she is guarding the body. Although the townspeople are almost all convinced the daughter could never do such a thing, it's up to Inspector (and Earl of Asherton) Thomas Lynley to find out who committed the crime. What's really interesting about this novel is the depth of character George creates: both Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers, have lives outside of the main story that keep intruding on their investigation. And all the major characters are flawed in some way. A highlight of that aspect is the class-based hatred Havers has for Lynley; at times, it makes her irrational in her assumptions of Lynley as well as other characters. The last quarter of the novel 'reveals all': the murderer, the motive (very sordid), every head of what Lynley calls the 'Hydra' in the town of Keldale. One minor distraction -- at least to this reader -- is a subplot that detracts from the main plot and explains the disappearance of one of the suspects. A good start to a good series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Beginning!
Comment: The first in this superb mystery series, A Great Deliverance introduces most of the major characters that inhabit Elizabeth George's later books.
George's characters are clearly well fleshed out - care is taken in giving them distinct and memorable personalities. Both DI Lynley and DS Barbara Havers leave strong first impressions - him for being charming and composed, Havers for being just the opposite. The affable Simon St. James makes his first appearance, along with his lovely new wife Deborah. Also, Lady Helen Clyde rounds off the list of characters that readers grow to love in later books.
In this mystery, when Roberta Teys is found clutching her dead father's decapitated body in quiet Keldale, DI Lynley, the eight earl of Asherton, is called in to investigate. Much to her distaste, DS Havers is assigned to work alongside him. They must, however, work together in order to unravel the mystery. They find themselves digging into the past and uncovering hidden family secrets and later enlisting the aid of the St. James'.
Both Havers and Lynley are forced to confront personal demons and come to terms with their own failings before they can resolve the matter. They manage to put aside misconceptions of each other, and take a positive step towards the friendship that characterizes the rest of the series.
After reaching its climax, the mystery ends neatly, with all the loose ends tied together satisfactorily.
Along the way, the book gives tantalizing hints into the relationships between the characters, ensuring that you simply have to read the next book in the series, if only to see the development of these relationships.
All in all, a great beginning to what is later a great series - A Great Deliverance is a must read for all mystery fans!
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Title: Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553284363 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553287346 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Suitable Vengeance by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553295608 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553561278 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Missing Joseph by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553566040 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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