What Came Before He Shot Her

Mystery Detective Fiction Psychological Thriller Noir

Description

In the aftermath of the shocking murder of Inspector Thomas Lynley’s wife, the search for answers turns toward a troubled family in North Kensington—and the three mixed-race siblings struggling to survive without stable adult protection. As fifteen-year-old Ness drifts toward danger, middle child Joel assumes responsibility for his younger brother Toby and makes a desperate choice that sets the tragedy in motion. Elizabeth George shifts the focus from detective investigation to the anatomy of a crime, examining poverty, systemic neglect, family loyalty, race, and the forces that shape a child’s path. Gritty, psychologically penetrating, and deeply compassionate, this powerful Inspector Lynley novel explores not only who committed a terrible act, but what came before it.