Lynley & Havers Series

Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, is an inspector for Scotland Yard and has played the leading role in 18 novels written by Elizabeth George. Lynley is described as “the blonde, blue-blooded, and bloody complicated chief detective.” (Book Maven Media 2010) As an upperclassman in British society, Lynley struggles with the claims of both his lineage and his work. Throughout the series, Inspector Lynley is partnered up with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, who is both plain-looking and comes from comes from a working-class background. The relationship between Lynley and Havers generates tensions of gender, personality, and class both in and out of the job. Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, is an inspector for Scotland Yard and has played the leading role in 18 novels written by Elizabeth George. Lynley is described as “the blonde, blue-blooded, and bloody complicated chief detective.” (Book Maven Media 2010) As an upperclassman in British society, Lynley struggles with the claims of both his lineage and his work. Throughout the series, Inspector Lynley is partnered up with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, who is both plain-looking and comes from comes from a working-class background. The relationship between Lynley and Havers generates tensions of gender, personality, and class both in and out of the job.

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Title	Authors	Rating	Hits	Status
Title: With No One As Witness	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1107	Status:
Title: Playing For The Ashes	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1124	Status:
Title: A Place of Hiding	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1285	Status:
Title: A Banquet of Consequences	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1461	Status:
Title: Believing the Lie	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1473	Status:
Title: Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Book 3)	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1660	Status:
Title: What Came Before He Shot Her	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1732	Status:
Title: This Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1751	Status:
Title: For the Sake of Elena	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1815	Status:
Title: Deception on His Mind	Authors: Elizabeth George	Rating:	Hits: 1819	Status:

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