A Slowly Dying Cause

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.

Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor of his family’ s tin & pewter workshop. It’ s suspicious enough that his body was found by a representative of Cornwall EcoMining, a company keen on acquiring his family’ s land, and it’ s made even worse when he’ s revealed to have been the majority owner of the business and the sole obstacle preventing a deal from being made. But it doesn’ t take long for Inspector Beatrice Hannaford to unearth the layers of estrangement that surrounded Michael in his final days, pointing suspicions elsewhere. In comes Kayla, a young woman half Michael’ s age, who has just been made his widow.

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are brought in to help solve the crime and search for justice  in a community where lust, greed, and family traditions collide with devastating consequences.