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Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Detective Barbara Havers find themselves deeply involved in the search for a child killer. But the investigation into the boys death leads them perilously close to their own emotional wounds--and blinds them to the signs of another murder in the making. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.--Entertainment Weekly When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missing from Bredgar Chambers, a prestigious public school in the heart of West Sussex, aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley receives a call for help from the lads housemaster, who also happens to be an old school chum. Thus, the inspector, his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, and forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James find themselves once again outside their jurisdiction and deeply involved in the search for a child--and then, tragically, for a child killer. Questioning prefects, teachers, and pupils closest to the dead boy, Lynley and Havers sense that something extraordinarily evil is going on behind Bredgar Chamberss cloistered walls. But as they begin to unlock the secrets of this closed society, the investigation into Matthews death leads them perilously close to their own emotional wounds--and blinds them to the signs of another murder in the making. . . . Praise for Well-Schooled in Murder George is a master . . . an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery.--Chicago Tribune A spectacular new voice in mystery writing.--Los Angeles Times A compelling whodunit . . . a readers delight.--Daily News, New York Like P.D. James, George knows the import of the smallest human gesture; Well-Schooled in Murder puts the younger author clearly in the running with the genre master.--People Ms. George may wind up creating one of the most popular and entertaining series in mystery fiction today.--The Sun, Baltimore
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