Well-Schooled In Murder

From Library Journal Thomas Lynley (the earl turned policeman) and Sergeant Havers focus their prodigious talents on uncovering the murderer of a young boy from an exclusive independent school near London. While author George necessarily centers the plot on solving the case, she adroitly plumbs the emotional and psychological depths of fully fleshed characters coping with various forms of personal stress in addition to the murder. As in her previous work ( A Great Deliverance ; Payment in Blood , LJ 7/1/89), George offers refined, feeling prose, an abiding sense of humanity, and a pervasive undercurrent of mystery. A necessary purchase, exceedingly fair and full of grace. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "George is a master...an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery."_Chicago Tribune_ "A spectacular new voice in mystery writing."_Los Angeles Times_ "A compelling whodunit...a reader's delight."_Daily News,_ New York "Like P.D. James, George knows the import of the smallest human gesture; Well-Schooled in Murder puts the younger author clearly in the running with the genre master."_People "Ms. George may wind up creating one of the most popular and entertaining series in mystery fiction today." The Sun,_ Baltimore