The story begins with my father actually and the fact that Im the one whosanswerable for his death. It was not my first crime as you will see but it isthe one m... » 

The story begins with my father actually and the fact that Im the one whosanswerable for his death. It was not my first crime as you will see but it isthe one my mother couldnt forgive. In her astonishing New York Timesbestseller acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truthbehind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale ofpassion murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and DetectiveSergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case wherenothingand no oneis really what it seems. Intense suspenseful andbrilliantly written Playing for the Ashes will make readers search out thesleuthing pairs first six adventures...a treasure as Cosmopolitanpredicted in their review. «