A Great Deliverance

RAVES FOR
THE NOVELS OF ELIZABETH GEORGE

“None of Elizabeth George’s books is anything like another. Neither are they like anything else … and no other author has a character quite as diverting as the thoroughly impossible, all-too-human Barbara Havers.”

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Vogue

“I’m amazed that the very American Ms. George writes so very British. She is an expert at delving into relationships.”

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Cincinnati Enquirer

“Engrossing … Although George is an American, she has made the English mystery her own over the course of the last decade.”

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Orlando Sentinel

“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.”

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Wall Street Journal

“It’s tough to resist George’s storytelling once hooked.”

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USA Today

“Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists.”

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New York Times

“George is a master. … She upholds the English tradition beautifully.”

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Chicago Tribune

“Recommended reading for … those mystery readers who look for moral dilemmas and psychological issues as well as a murder mystery for their entertainment.”

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Indianapolis Star Tribune

“Elizabeth George reigns as a queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.”

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Entertainment Weekly

“Elizabeth George … is no mere genre writer, but a novelist of the first rank.”

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“[Elizabeth George] delivers every time.”

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Denver Post

“[An] exceptional literary talent.”

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Nashville Banner

“I wouldn’t miss an Elizabeth George novel. There simply aren’t many detective novelists today who can write a scene of great brutality at one moment… and at another write the tenderest of love scenes.”

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Philadelphia Inquirer

“Few novelists whose first works are greeted with unanimous acclaim are able to maintain the quality that won them initial praise, let alone show greater depth with every book. Elizabeth George, to the delight of her legion of fans, is perhaps the most notable American exception.”

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

“P. D. James has a polished literary eloquence all her own, but George provides the same kind of sumptuous, all-out reading experience.”

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Los Angeles Times

“Like P. D. James, George knows the import of the smallest human gesture.”

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People

“[Elizabeth George] is one of those rare writers who transcend the limitations of the crime genre.”

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Daily News of Los Angeles

“Elizabeth George captivates us and holds us hard.”

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San Diego Union-Tribune

“George belongs in a very small field at the top of English murder mystery writing.”

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Toronto Sun

“George is a major talent likely to influence the direction of the crime novel for years to come.”

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Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)

“Hard to see how George’s well-textured blend of ingenious plotting, character depth and power can get any better.”

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Hartford Courant

“Complex and fascinating … Enter a new triumvirate: P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, Elizabeth George.”

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Armchair Detective

“George … excels at delivering surprises.”

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Baltimore Sun

“George is the reigning master of the contemporary British psychological mystery.”

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Winston-Salem Journal

“George is the most exciting new talent to debut in years, a born storyteller who spins a web of enchantment that captures the reader and will not let him go.”

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San Diego Union-Tribune

“Elizabeth George will be compared to R D. James, Ruth Rendell, and even Dorothy L. Sayers. This is inevitable because she is that good. Yet she stands alone.”

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Mystery Scene

“Elizabeth George weaves a rich, spellbinding web of intrigue and suspense that proves and unlocks the secrets of the heart. … Awesome.”

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Milwaukee Journal

“George delivers exceptionally well-written prose, a super cast and complex psychological themes.”

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USA Today

“Ms. George’s … most absorbing novel.”

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Wall Street Journal

“George writes like Agatha Christie at the top of her game. … A joy.”

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Washington Post Book World

“George has proved herself a master of the English mystery, with an ear for local language and an eye for the inner workings of Scotland Yard.”

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New York Times

“Exquisitely written … [George] is a genius at drawing psychological revelations from an act as casual as choosing wallpaper.”

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Los Angeles Times

“No one else writes with the complexity, the style and the sophistication that [George] displays.”

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Dallas Morning News

PRAISE FOR
A PLACE OF HIDING

“A Place of Hiding
is a murder most interesting. [It’s] no mystery why this is one of George’s best. … The brooding island of Guernsey that George creates, and its denizens shadowed by loss and divided loyalties, cast a spell that lasts long after the final page is turned.”

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USA Today

“[George is] at the top of her form. This exquisitely plotted mystery bursts with well-developed characters. … The theme of hiding—of hopes, of the past, of secret places—underpins the intricate story about friendship, anger, loyalty and betrayal. Comic touches provide some relief as the suspense builds to an unexpected and explosive climax. With her flair for language, George reinforces her reputation as one of today’s finest mystery writers.”

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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)

“[A] tour de force by a master plot builder.”

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Booknews
from The Poisoned Pen

“Plenty of plot twists and turns will keep readers glued to the page until the climactic end.”

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Library Journal

“A full banquet. As a mystery novel—no, as a novel pure and simple—
A Place of Hiding
is entertainment of a high order.”

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Washington Post

“George has mastered the British mystery so well that you’d never guess she’s American. The 12 books in her Lynley series are woven together in intricate but seamless patterns. This is mystery writing at its most complex and intelligent. A.”

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Entertainment Weekly
(Editor’s Choice)

“A tangled plot that she deliberately knots before unraveling in unexpected directions.”

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Orlando Sentinel

“Every bit [a] page-turner …
A Place of Hiding
is truly George at her best. And though she throws clues out, she skillfully hides the identity of the killer right to the very end.”

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Times Record News

“George paints a dazzling puzzle.”

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New York Daily News

“Ingenious and shocking … George plumbs the dark depths of the human heart and conjures up one cleverly constructed and suspenseful yarn.”

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Providence Journal

“Ms. George peoples her books with a cast of intriguing characters who are not always what they seem. The thoroughness of her writing is impressive. Imagery and a sense of place are her trademarks, and the seemingly disparate story lines always come together with amazing precision. Another winner from Ms. George.”

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Rendezvous

“As always, Elizabeth George has spun a gripping, complex tale, full of passion, loss and longing, dark emotions and fragility. Read her if you like your mysteries shaken and ingenious.”

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Bellingham Herald

“Compelling and suspenseful… George has concocted a gripping story of betrayal and devotion, war and remembrance, love and loss, and the higher truths to which we all must ultimately answer.”

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Abilene Reporter-News

“With her twelfth novel, Miss George not only continues her amazing work but may well have created—to date—her masterpiece. … Powerful and passionate,
A Place of Hiding
is a book that will endure.”

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

ALSO BY ELIZABETH GEORGE

Payment in Blood
Well-Schooled in Murder
A Suitable Vengeance
For the Sake of Elena
Missing Joseph
Playing for the Ashes
In the Presence of the Enemy
Deception on His Mind
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
A Traitor to Memory
I, Richard
A Place of Hiding