With No One as Witness - (Lynley Novel) by Elizabeth George (Paperback)

About the Book

"Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career. When an adolescent boy's nude body is found draped over a tomb in a graveyard, the police recognize the work of a serial killer who's been murdering boys in London. This is the killer's fourth victim but the first to be white. Hoping to avoid charges of institutionalized prejudice in their failure to pursue the earlier crimes to their conclusion, New Scotland Yard takes the case and hands it over to Lynley and his colleagues Detective Constable Barbara Havers and Detective Sergeant Winston Nkata. The killer is a psychopath who does not intend to be stopped. But a devastating tragedy within their ranks causes the police to fumble in their pursuit, which may bring more fatal consequences"--

Book Synopsis

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"Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It's one of George's best, and that's saying something." --Seattle Times

The #1 New York Times bestselling author's chilling 13th novel in the Inspector Lynley series

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career.

When an adolescent boy's nude body is found draped over a tomb in a graveyard, the police recognize the work of a serial killer who's been murdering boys in London. This is the killer's fourth victim but the first to be white.

Hoping to avoid charges of institutionalized prejudice in their failure to pursue the earlier crimes to their conclusion, New Scotland Yard takes the case and hands it over to Lynley and his colleagues Detective Constable Barbara Havers and Detective Sergeant Winston Nkata. The killer is a psychopath who does not intend to be stopped. But a devastating tragedy within their ranks causes the police to fumble in their pursuit, which may bring more fatal consequences.

Review Quotes

"It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked." - USA Today
"George is a master...she upholds the English tradition beautifully." - Chicago Tribune
"Always entertaining." - Nashville Tennessean
"Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . it's one of George's best, and that's saying something." - Seattle Times
"Powerful." - Orlando Sentinel
"Excellent." - Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"A good read." - San Jose Mercury News
"George fully develops every nuance of the racially loaded case--and every thrill in the chase. But it's the note on which the novel ends that stuns as the series is violently wrenched onto new ground." - New York Daily News
"[A] juicy serial killer whodunit." - USA Today
"A satisfying blend of suspense and psychological case study. . . . Weaving issues of race, gender, class and politics into her skillfully crafted prose, George creates a morally complex world that illuminates the ways in which everyone's motives are suspect--even our own." - People (4 stars, "Critics Choice")
"Will keep readers on the edge of their seats." - Bookreporter.com
"This is a riveting installment in a superb series--far more than just plain good. It's also a turning point for the series as George makes some bold, surprising decisions that permanently change the lives of the characters her fans have come to know." - Booklist (starred review)
"George expertly uses every device in the book from red herrings to blind alleys, from subtle twists to swift shocks. This is an outstanding and explosive addition to a popular series." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Ms. George provides enough twists and shocks in this detailed police-procedural to startle and satisfy even the most jaded reader." - Wall Street Journal
"George's appetite for unerring detail, complex plotting, and probing attention to issues of class, race, character and disenfranchisement has always made her an original, and Witness confirms her mastery. . . . The real shocker for longtime fans is a stakes-rising, stunningly effective plot twist that changes the entire series in a heartbeat." - Entertainment Weekly