A Great Deliverance (Abridged) Audiobook

" A very entertaining read. I did sort of guess the motive about half way through, but I still liked it. I almost liked it better than the PBS series. "

" It was ok, not good enough to keep me going in the series, at least at this point... "

" This was a really intense mystery and a great entry to the Inspector Lynley series of books. It has everything--decapitation, murder of a dog, unrequited love,a missing mother, and an abhorrent individual whose crimes are so horrible they are terrible to think about. I'll get going on the second book very quickly. "

" I am completely thrilled with this book and excited to have an entirely new series to read. I thought it was very smart and moved quickly but not to the detriment of complicated plotlines and multiple interesting and compelling characters. Can't wait to reAD MORE~ "

" Lynley and Havers are the best. I've read a traitor to memory first. And then went back to ready the whole collection. I love the study of characters. It's very real. I love the mysteries but here the mystery takes second place to the story of the characters... "

" Couldn't put it down, really wanted to know the dirt. A little sorry I knew it all by the end. Urk. Wonder if her protagonist Lynley settles down in course of the series. I hear Lord Peter echoes... Will probably read more. "

" My mother was right! This is a great book. This is the first in a series & I very much enjoyed this book. Elizabeth George is an excellent writer & the plot (while a bit dark) had plenty of twists as well as interesting characters. I will definitely be reading others in this series. "

" I had never read the first book of the Lynley-Havers series. Glad I read this one. "

" I enjoyed this first installment in the Inspector Lynley mystery series. Why do I enjoy mystery series set in England more than others? :) I plan to read more. "

" The writing was great, but the ending was a bit heavy and made me think that I have to start reading happier books. "

" Hauntingly sad, but an excellent mystery, starring the suave Inspector Thomas Lynley (the 8th Earl of Asherton) and the truculent Sergeant Barbara Havers. "

" I enjoy all of the Inspector Lynley books. I love mysteries that are not only intriguing, but are part of series centered around the same main characters--I enjoy seeing their growth over time. "

" The beginning of one of my favorite series. I would never miss one of these and invariably buy them in hardcover---a rarity! "

" I loved watching the Inspetor Lynley mysteries on TV. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. "

" I love this lady, her plots, personalities and vocabulary. "

" Fantastic. Good cozy. "

" Once you decide to overlook the use of words that demand you have a dictionary handy, this is a very good book. Although, I'm fairly certain that Lynley deserves canonization for not hitting Havers. I'm hopeful that her character improves over the series! "

" While occasionally this detective story moves from genre mystery to literary mystery, I found the ending to be troubling, unnecessarily dark and graphic. Disappointing, for I admired many phrases and characterizations. Not sure if I shall tackle another one of Ms. George's novels. "

" Well, that got a little intense. The solution, which I'd guessed, was a leetle too close to home for me and I'm not going to tell you why just that...Bible+abuse=not awesome. Oops--I just told you why. But really good story and satisfying character development/solution. "

" Didn't anticipate where it went, but that's not a bad thing. Overall, it was a decent book. Nothing profound, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility I'll read some more of her stuff. have any thoughts? "

" This book was a lot more than I thought it was going to be. Not only was it a great detective novel, but it had psychological suspense and many many thrills that I just could not put it down. "

" three and 1 half stars. "

" This was the first of the series but I started at the end and am working backwards. I enjoy Elizabeth George and this was a very good story. "

" Great book, had me going til the end.. can't wait to read the others! "

" I like the characters, however parts were too graphic for a late night read. "

" Sehr gutes Buch, aber leider etwas hart, weil Kindesmißbrauch immer hart ist. Man will sowas in seiner Freizeit eigentlich gar nicht lesen. "

" Donada Peters, reader of the audio version I "read," absolutely nailed this one, despite the fact that I wasn't too impressed with her at the beginning. She had me in tears before it was done. "

" I picked up a bunch of free books and this was one. "

" I am so happy that I read this! It was a great story. And more than that, the characters are so well-developed and intriguing; I've already checked out the next book because I'm looking forward to another great story and more about Lynley, Havers, Lady Clyde, Deborah, and St. James. Yay! "

" This is by far my favorite mystery series! I cannot wait for a new Elizabeth George to come out......The Inspector and his Sergeant have such an interesting relationship that defies class standing or background. "

" Good Lord, why has it taken me so long to read the Inspector Lynley series? Now that I've read the 1st one it's so obvious as to why this series is so popular-Damn! Ms.. George can write! "