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A Great Deliverance
Elizabeth George · 1988 · 596 pages
This extraordinarily well-reviewed first novel introduces Scotland Yard's Inspector Thomas Lynley and his assistant, Barbara Havers, as they investigate a daughter's brutal murder of her deeply religious father.
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Diana Gabaldon
“"Hmm... Sam Sykes (SEVEN BLADES IN BLACK - first book in a trilogy - epic fantasy); Phil Rickman (13-book series! THE WINE OF ANGELS, first book - mystery/supernatural), Elizabeth George (A GREAT DELIVERANCE - first of 21 books; British-set police/crime). All intensely readable!"”↗