'George weaves her usual magic, embroiling her Scotland Yard characters in tangles both personal and professional' -- Time Out 'Complex, convincing and completely absorbing.' -- Woman's Day 'An outstanding and explosive addition to a popular series.' -- Publishers Weekly 'Enough twists and shocks ... to startle even the most jaded reader' -- Wall Street Journal 'George explores her characters' dreams and fears with a penetrating grace that makes reading her books a joy' -- Washington Post Book World 'This is a riveting instalment in a superb series' -- Booklist 'George is a master' -- Chicago Tribune

Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. Her first novel, A Great Deliverance, was honoured with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in France; Well-Schooled in Murder was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI '1990'. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC as the Inspector Lynley Mysteries. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as an international bestselling author, Elizabeth George divides her time between Washington and London.