Name: A Great Deliverance
ISBN: 9782818703267

Elisabeth George

Le premier roman d'Elizabeth Georges, A Great Deliverance, paru en 1990, a été récompensé, en France, par le Grand Prix de Littérature policière Deux policiers de Scotland Yard sont envoyés dans le Yorkshire afin d'élucider cette sombre affaire de meurtre dans la campagne anglaise. Lui, c'est l'inspecteur Thomas Lynley, huitième comte d'Asherton, bel aristocrate longiligne. Elle, c'est le sergent Barbara Havers, d'origine modeste, mal fagotée et affligée d'un goût prononcé pour les sucreries, qui éprouve pour Lynley une violente aversion. Au terme de leur enquête dans une Angleterre bucolique amoureusement décrite par l'auteur, Lynley et Havers découvriront la vérité sur Roberta... et sur eux-mêmes.

Elizabeth George

A Great Deliverance

This book should have a trigger warning for the murder plot and the backstory of Havers which was heartbreaking.

Catherine Andrews 

This book should have a trigger warning for the murder plot and the backstory of Havers which was heartbreaking.

A good book but a hard read by the end.



The first novel in the 'Inspector Lynley mystery' series. Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse. Her first words are 'I did it. And I am not sorry'. As Lynley investigates, he uncovers a series of shocking revelations that shatter the peaceful Yorkshire village.

Danielle Crain

4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it.

I have seen a few of the Inspector Lynley Mysteries on PBS, but this is my first novel. It did not disappoint. Although it had a slow beginning I realized that the "slow" parts were actually setting the reader up for the rest of the book. It was a great introduction to Lynley and Haver's relationship. I feel like I understand their characters so much more. 

Elizabeth George's descriptive writing is fantastic. One really feels the atmosphere when reading which to be honest is what saved me from closing the book after the first few chapters.

I guess my only criticism of this book would be the over-the-top American couple. I understand her inclusion of the characters to provide the reader with some light-hearted entertainment, but given that George is an American I can't understand why she so grossly over-exaggerated these two. I couldn't get the vision of Cousin Eddie from the National Lampoon's vacation movies out of my head. 

The wide variety of characters and the gritty page-turning ending make this a must read for any crime-mystery lover. Maybe I'm naive but the ending took a turn that I totally did not see coming.

My Ratings:

5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite
4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it
3*** I liked it well enough,
2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will
keep/re-read if part of a series
1* didn't like/possibly not finished

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