With No One As Witness

by Elizabeth George

ONE LINE SUMMARY: Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley deals with a serial murderer and his wife’s pregnancy, while recently-demoted Barbara Havers grapples with her neighbor’s treatment of his child.

Wow. Just, wow. I never, ever, in my life could have predicted what was going to happen in this book, and I’m not even talking about the mystery part of the plot. The mystery is gripping, but after about 2/3 of the book, something happens which makes the mystery secondary to the characters. This is a sign of how good George’s writing is, that she can make characters become so real that you forget about anything else.

I stayed up all night finishing this, and was bawling by the end and quite depressed. Then I got more depressed when I realized I had finished the book on the anniversary of my Pedro’s death.

I’m recommending this book, but with reservations. Make sure to finish reading it while it’s still daylight out, so you don’t stay up all night weeping.

Posted by: ssjane | May 23, 2005 | 2:13 pm
Posted in: Books | Mystery/Thriller | Recommended