A Great Deliverance

From the iconic, bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley, discover how it all began . . .

'Couldn't put it down' ????? Reader review'Wonderfully written' ????? Reader review'The characters are so well drawn and the story so engrossing' ????? Reader review 'Gripping' ????? Reader review'From the first page I was hooked' ????? Reader reviewRoberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. "I did it. And I am not sorry." She refuses to say more.

Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate. But as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village. Praise for A Great Deliverance:'Ambitious and exotic .

. . The climax is startling and disturbing .

. . An exciting debut'The Times'An awesome first-fiction venture that immediately thrusts the author into P.D.

James' dark orbit'Kirkus'With a lyric sense of language and a cinematic eye for detail, George has constructed a truly fascinating story'Chicago Sun-Times