NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley
are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that
threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic medieval
town in England
The cozy, bucolic town of Ludlow is stunned when one of its most revered
and respected citizens--Ian Druitt, the local deacon--is accused of a
serious crime. Then, while in police custody, Ian is found dead. Did he
kill himself? Or was he murdered?
When Barbara Havers is sent to Ludlow to investigate the chain of events
that led to Ian's death, all the evidence points to suicide. But Barbara
can't shake the feeling that she's missing something. She decides to
take a closer look at the seemingly ordinary inhabitants of
Ludlow--mainly elderly retirees and college students--and discovers that
almost everyone in town has something to hide.
A masterful work of suspense, The Punishment She Deserves sets
Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Thomas Lynley against
one of their most intricate cases. Fans of the longtime series will love
the many characters from Elizabeth George's previous novels who join
Lynley and Havers, and readers new to the series will quickly see why
she is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers of our
time. Both a page-turner and a deeply complex story about the lies we
tell, the lies we believe, and the redemption we need, this novel will
be remembered as one of George's best.
