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A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George

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author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 
A Great Deliverance is the first of 21 books in the Inspector Lynley (and DS Havers) series. The book opens with the discovery of William Teys decapitated in his barn. Beneath him, is his dog, Whiskers, also dead. Sitting beside Teys is his daughter Roberta, who immediately confesses to the murder. The New Scotland Yard sends Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers to the village of Keldale in Yorkshire to investigate. They soon discover that Roberta’s mother, Tessa, and her older sister, Gillian, are missing, along with the mystery of a dead infant found by the ruins of Keldale Abbey. Elizabeth George writes an intricately constructed mystery. 
 
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bookbrig's review

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2.75

I'll probably read a few more in this series to see if it grows on me, but this wasn't really my type of mystery. The characters were engaging, and I think it was more them than the plot that kept me reading, since I was only mildly curious about the resolution.

Also, if you're at all into fat activism, this is definitely not a pleasant read. 
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georgia29's review

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is good start to a series, with a good mix of plot and establishing character. But I just felt like there was too much going on in this novel, also it is super fatphobic!
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