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REVIEWS - THE PUNISHMENT SHE
DESERVES
"Bestseller
George’s stunning 20th Thomas Lynley novel (after 2015’s A Banquet
of Consequences) finds the detective inspector running things at New
Scotland Yard in London while his partner, Det. Sgt. Barbara Havers,
and his boss, Det. Chief Supt. Isabelle Ardery, investigate
allegations of police malfeasance in Ludlow, England. Six weeks
earlier, community support officer Gary Ruddock arrested Ian Druitt
on suspicion of child molestation. Ruddock then brought Druitt to
the unmanned Ludlow police station, where Druitt hanged himself. The
Independent Police Complaints Commission cleared Ruddock of criminal
wrongdoing, but Druitt’s influential father wants a second opinion
or he’ll sue. To Ardery, the review is a formality; Havers, however,
believes that Druitt was murdered and asks to reopen the case. When
Ardery refuses, Havers consults Lynley, who can’t resist getting
involved. George tackles a number of emotionally charged social
issues with sensitivity and grace. Exquisitely rendered characters
and a powerful sense of place enhance the meticulously crafted
mystery, which satisfies as a standalone while furthering the series
arc." |
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