NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? When an elderly woman is killed on a quiet London street, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley embarks on an investigation that will lead him to choose between personal loyalty and professional honor -- an "engrossing" (San Diego Union-Tribune) mystery in the acclaimed Inspector Lynley series.

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"A superbly paced, all-consuming treat." -- USA Today

When an elderly woman is deliberately run down and killed on a quiet London street, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley must discover why. It is an investigation that will lead him to walk a fine line between personal loyalty and professional honor.

What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Could her murder have some connection to a twenty-eight-year-old musical wunderkind, a virtuoso violinist whose talents have been internationally renowned since he was ten?

To answer these questions, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley will put his career in jeopardy even as he tries to safeguard those of his longtime partners Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. Together, they must untangle the dark secrets and even darker passions of a family whose history conceals the truth behind a horrific crime.

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• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionMystery, Thriller & Suspense
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseMysteryTraditional Detectives
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseMysteryPolice Procedurals
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillersPsychological

• Publication Date: March 24, 2009
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