The eleventh novel in the bestselling series that inspired BBC’s Lynley
An adolescent boy’s nude body is found mutilated and artfully arranged on top of a tomb. This is the fourth victim in three months.
With the Metropolitan Police failing to realise a serial killer is at work, London ignites over the fact that the victims are young black and mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by activists and tabloids alike.
Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley is given the case, but this psychopathic killer shows no signs of slowing . . .
Praise for With No One as Witness
‘George weaves her usual magic, embroiling her Scotland Yard characters in tangles both personal and professional’
Time Out
‘A riveting instalment in a superb series – far more than just plain good. It’s also a turning point for the series as George makes some bold, surprising decisions that permanently change the lives of the characters her fans have come to know’
Booklist, starred review
‘The tension builds as the brutal serial killings continue and the pressure to solve them mounts. George expertly uses every device in the book from red herrings to blind alleys, from subtle twists to swift shocks. This is an outstanding and explosive addition to the popular series’
Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘The real shocker for longtime fans is a stakes-raising, stunningly effective plot twist that changes the entire series in a heartbeat’
Entertainment Weekly
An adolescent boy’s nude body is found mutilated and artfully arranged on top of a tomb. This is the fourth victim in three months.
With the Metropolitan Police failing to realise a serial killer is at work, London ignites over the fact that the victims are young black and mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by activists and tabloids alike.
Acting Superintendent Thomas Lynley is given the case, but this psychopathic killer shows no signs of slowing . . .
Praise for With No One as Witness
‘George weaves her usual magic, embroiling her Scotland Yard characters in tangles both personal and professional’
Time Out
‘A riveting instalment in a superb series – far more than just plain good. It’s also a turning point for the series as George makes some bold, surprising decisions that permanently change the lives of the characters her fans have come to know’
Booklist, starred review
‘The tension builds as the brutal serial killings continue and the pressure to solve them mounts. George expertly uses every device in the book from red herrings to blind alleys, from subtle twists to swift shocks. This is an outstanding and explosive addition to the popular series’
Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘The real shocker for longtime fans is a stakes-raising, stunningly effective plot twist that changes the entire series in a heartbeat’
Entertainment Weekly
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Reviews
Complex, convincing and completely absorbing
Enough twists and shocks . . . to startle even the most jaded reader
George explores her characters' dreams and fears with a penetrating grace that makes reading her books a joy
George is a master
PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH GEORGE
She's brilliant
The connoisseur's crime writer
A very fine writer
A master of the English mystery
Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published
George is a master
A fascinating list of subjects . . . wrenching stories . . . George conveys them all with exceptional grace
It's tough to resist George's storytelling, once hooked