Playing for the ashes
George, Elizabeth, 1949-2012
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Kenneth Fleming, England's star batsman, is dead of asphyxiation, dead because someone wanted him to die. But when Scotland Yard is called in, Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers are surprised to find themselves confronted by an almost embarrassing multitude of suspects. When the body of England's leading batsman, Kenneth Fleming, is discovered in the burnt-out shell of a country cottage, it looks like a clear-cut case of arson. Further investigation reveals an almost embarrassing multitude of suspects for murder: from Fleming's lover to his son, nearly everyone in contact with Fleming seems to have a motive - and an opportunity.Inspector Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers, are called in from Scotland Yard to help the local police force. They find a torment of twisted familial relationships and broken dreams - and as he brings the murderer to justice, Lynley must bear the weight of his own conscience.
Main title:
Playing for the ashes / Elizabeth George.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2012.
Collation:
680 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Bantam, 1994.
ISBN:
9781444738322 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3557.E478
Language:
English
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BRN:
314901