This conclusion does not convince Simon St James forensic expert, on holiday in the area with his wife Barbara.
He therefore called upon his friend, Inspector Thomas Linley for the investigation to be reopened.
If Elizabeth George takes us again in the English countryside, I doubt whether this time, with the consent of the tourist office in the region. From beginning to end of the novel, the sulphurous past (the witch trials Samlesbury) the country of witches remain in the background. Moreover, the climate seems to have only two options: rain or snow.
Nothing that will trigger an influx of tourists, so.
This book contains the classic themes dear to the writer: oppressive climate, unspoken resentment, complex plot, characters to the searched psychology ... It differs, however, by a curiosity: the duo formed by the aristocrat and Linley plebeian Havers napparaît incidentally. Virtually all of the survey is the work of St James and Linley.
This imbalance explains only part of my slight disappointment at the new installment in the US. I also found that 540 pages (still!) Were not indispensable and that all the plot twists to really lacked interest. Worse, a real inconsistency seems to have slipped p 380 (Pocket Edition), when it is reported that the pastor was talking to a caller on the vouvoyant, which makes no sense given the link between these 2 people (maybe this is due to translation?).
In short, an Elizabeth George and rather unsurprisingly below the usual standards of the lady. Remain formidable pages focused on marital difficulties and torments of love of the various protagonists. There, we find EG at its best.
