{"product_id":"9781444738278-payment-in-blood","title":"Payment in Blood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn incredibly gripping mystery featuring Lynley, now appearing on BBC1 and iPlayer\u003cbr\u003eThe second novel in the best-selling Inspector Lynley mystery series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing, perfectly plotted novel in the bestselling series that inspired BBC's \u003ci\u003eLynley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Twists and turns keep you guessing for the whole book'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'All you could ask for in a murder mystery'  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'I have already ordered the 3rd and 4th!'  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'Meticulously crafted. A thundering good read'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn isolated Scottish mansion is the venue for a reading of a controversial new play by a West End theatre company.  But on the very first evening, the playwright is savagely murdered, and Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the most testing case of his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor one of the suspects is Lady Helen Clyde. The love of Lynley's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he attempts to untangle the family scandals, fierce theatrical rivalries and long-buried secrets that beset the case, Lynley struggles to balance the clinical detachment of his job with the intensity of his feelings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePayment in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A treat - splendidly plotted and beautifully written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Dexter, creator of \u003ci\u003eInspector Morse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best novel of detection I have read in a long time. It scores on all counts: plot, pace, ingenuity, excitement and characterisation'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Willis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is much here to solve, three detective novels' worth in the hands of a lesser writer. In \u003ci\u003ePayment in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, however, nothing even seems so much as cluttered'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Confirms the talent on such confident display in \u003ci\u003eA Great Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e . The crisp, literate narration firmly draws us in'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'George has aptly been compared to P.D. James, and her similar attention to subtleties of character lifts this traditional whodunnit out of the ordinary'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451484483958,"sku":"9781444738278","price":9.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_8145775_jpg_143193c9-64ab-418b-acee-b0d6ecb042fa.jpg?v=1760462713","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444738278-payment-in-blood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}