Lynley & Havers Series

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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