Inspector Lynley
Dutton
October 2013
On Sale: October 15, 2013
765 pages ISBN: 0525952969 EAN: 9780525952961 Kindle: B00C5R7H8O Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story that tests Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers like never before.
Barbara is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara canโt really helpโAzhar had never married Angelina, and his name isnโt on Hadiyyahโs, their daughterโs, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold.
Azhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an Italian marketplace. The Italian police are investigating, and the Yard wonโt get involved, until Barbara takes matters into her own hands โ at the risk of her own career.ย
As both Barbara and her partner, Inspector Thomas Lynley, soon discover, the case is far more complex than a typical kidnapping, revealing secrets that could have far-reaching effects outside of the investigation.ย With both her job and the life of a little girl on the line, Barbara must decide what matters most, and how far sheโs willing to go to protect it.
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