Playing for the Ashes

by Elizabeth George

Inspector Lynley · Book 7
MysteryDetective FictionPsychological Thriller

Description

When a celebrated cricket player is found murdered in a country cottage, Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are drawn into an investigation shaped by secrets, divided loyalties, and simmering passions. As they probe the victim’s public success and private entanglements, the case exposes the tensions beneath an apparently respectable community. Blending intricate detection with emotional depth, the novel explores love, betrayal, class, and the fragile boundaries between public image and private truth.

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Playing for the Ashes

Elizabeth George

paperback

Bantam

Published Jan 1, 1994

572 pages

ISBN: 0593036786

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Details

First Published

1994

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George.

Violence
Death/Grief
Sexual Content
Abuse