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  • Elizabeth George

    …introduced her characters Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, an aristocrat, and his working-class assistant, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. The novel won the 1989 Agatha and Anthony awards for best first mystery novel and the 1990 French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Its success enabled George to quit teaching…

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    …introduced her characters Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, an aristocrat, and his working-class assistant, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. The novel won the 1989 Agatha and Anthony awards for best first mystery novel and the 1990 French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Its success enabled George to quit teaching…

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