Elizabeth George has been writing mystery novels for well over decade.
Her work has won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France's Le Grand Prix
de Literature Policiere and has also been nominated for the Edgar and the
Macavity Awards. Here we present Elizabeth's novels in chronological order from
the most recent to the earliest. Please click on the link associated with
each book to read a description, view settings from the story, and to
learn what the critics say about the novels of Elizabeth George.
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What Came
Before He Shot Her |
With No One As
Witness March, 2005 Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley takes on the case of his career. When it comes to spellbinding suspense and page-turning excitement, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George always delivers. As the Wall Street Journal raves, "Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare." In With No One as Witness, Elizabeth George has crafted an intricate, meticulously researched, and absorbing story sure to enthrall her readers. Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley is back, along with his longtime partner, the fiery Barbara Havers, and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Winston Nkata. They are on the hunt for a sinister killer. For more information and reviews of this book, click here. |
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A Moment on the
Edge - Short Story Collection July, 2004 In A MOMENT ON THE EDGE, bestselling author Elizabeth George has selected a stunning collection of twenty-six crime stories from some of the best practitioners of the genre, who also happen to be some of the most successful women writers of our time. These shocking and compulsively readable stories are arranged chronologically, starting with the classic "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell (1917). Also included are stories by Golden Age mystery writers Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh, and New Golden Age author Sara Paretsky, as well as selections by writers outside the genre, such as Shirley Jackson and Nadine Gordimer. For more information and reviews of this book, click here. |
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Write Away
- Non Fiction March, 2004 Ever want to know how an internationally best selling author crafts one of her books? Write Away not only illuminates the process used by Elizabeth George when she puts together one of her crime novels, but it also gives specific illustrations from her work and from the work of best selling commercial and literary novelists from around the world. For more information and reviews of this book, click here. To read an excerpts from this book, click here. |
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A Place of
Hiding July, 2003 A shocking murder calls forensic scientist Simon St. James and his wife, Deborah, to an isolated island in the English Channel. An old friend of Deborah’s, China River, stands accused of killing the island’s wealthiest benefactor, Guy Brouard. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of Guernsey. For more information and reviews of this novel, click here. To read an excerpt from this novel, click here. |
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I, Richard October, 2002 This collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday people--and the lengths to which they will go to get what they want most. In these five tantalizing and original tales, Elizabeth plumbs the depths of human nature--and human weakness--as only she can. I, Richard is filled with page-turning drama, danger, and unmatched suspense. For more information and reviews of this novel, click here. |
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A Traitor To Memory July, 2001 A hit and run on a nighttime rainy street in north London...a virtuoso violinist who loses his ability to play and his memory of music in a single moment...a horrifying crime buried twenty years in the past...a father and son enmeshed in each other's life...a chance for redemption for everyone concerned, including the detectives. For more information and reviews of this novel, click here. |
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In Pursuit Of The Proper Sinner August 1999 "In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner" is another great read by George. It's complex, hauntingly real, and has the usual solid supporting cast and is researchable to a T." --Ottawa Citizen For more information, reviews and to view the settings of this novel, click here. |
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Deception On His Mind |
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In The Presence Of The Enemy |
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Playing For The Ashes |
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Missing Joseph |
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For The Sake of Elena |
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A Suitable Vengeance |
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Well-Schooled In Murder |
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Payment In Blood |
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A Great Deliverance |
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The Evidence Exposed This book of short stories is available only in Great Britain. For more information, reviews and to view the settings of this novel, click here. |