A Great Deliverance

From the iconic, bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley, discover how it all began . . . 'Couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Wonderfully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'The characters are so well drawn and the story so engrossing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'From the first page I was hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. "I did it. And I am not sorry." She refuses to say more. Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate. But as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village. Praise for A Great Deliverance: 'Ambitious and exotic . . . The climax is startling and disturbing . . . An exciting debut' The Times 'An awesome first-fiction venture that immediately thrusts the author into P.D. James' dark orbit' Kirkus 'With a lyric sense of language and a cinematic eye for detail, George has constructed a truly fascinating story' Chicago Sun-Times